Scholars@Duke
Steven L Young

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations

F. Bayard Carter Distinguished Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2025 - Present Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Recent News Items

Published March 25, 2025
Duke Honors 31 New Distinguished Professors

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Recent Scholarly Works

Forkhead box protein O1 and progesterone receptor expression in endometrial epithelial cells at embryo transfer time: case-control and mechanistic study.

Journal article F S Sci · July 2026 OBJECTIVE: To study the nuclear expression of transcription factor forkhead box protein O1 (FOXO1) and progesterone receptor (PGR) loss in the endometrial epithelial cells (EEC) at embryo transfer time, in assisted reproductive technologies cycles (ART) an ... Full text Link to item Cite

Endometrial NCOR1 deficiency contributes to implantation failure in endometriosis-associated infertility.

Journal article iScience · May 15, 2026 Endometriosis-associated infertility is a complex condition in which the presence of endometrial-like tissue disrupts implantation and early pregnancy. Epigenetic regulators are critical for implantation and decidualization, yet their contribution to endom ... Full text Link to item Cite

YWHAZ loss is associated with endometrial dysfunction in proliferative-phase endometriosis.

Journal article Reproduction · April 5, 2026 Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent inflammatory disorder frequently associated with infertility and characterized by progesterone resistance and impaired endometrial receptivity. While ectopic lesions define the disease, accumulating evidence indicates ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants

Duke Women's Reproductive Health Research Scholars

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2020 - 2030

Collaborative Center to Develop Improved Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches to Endometriosis

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2023 - 2026

Pre-IVF treatment with a GnRH antagonist in women with endometriosis - A prospective double blind placebo controlled trial (Pregnant)

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2025

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Education

University of Miami, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine · 1991 M.D.