Serena "Banu" Gumusoglu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Biography

Dr. Gumusoglu is currently an Assistant Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. Dr. Gumusoglu also completed her PhD training at University of Iowa, in neuroscience and embryonic neurodevelopment, in 2020. Dr. Gumusoglu completed a post-doctoral fellowship in  the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Dr. Gumusoglu's current research explores how adverse maternal health in pregnancy, as in preeclampsia or gestational anxiety/depression, alters offspring brain development and increases risk for neurodevelopmental disorders in children.

Research areas
  • Neurodevelopment
  • Maternal inflammation
  • Autism
  • Extracellular vesicles
  • Serotonin
  • Developmental origins of health and disease
  • Placental biology
Banu Gumusoglu
Education
Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Iowa, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Iowa City, IA
PhD Neuroscience, University of Iowa, 2020
MSc Developmental Neuroscience and Psychopathology, University College London and Yale University, 2015
BS Biology, Psychology, Mind-Brain Studies, George Washington University, 2012