A. Rees Midgley, M.D.
Professor of Pathology
Campus Address:
303 NIB Rm 1101 0404
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
rmidgley@umich.edu
Departmental Annual Report
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Brief Biography
Dr. Midgley earned both his undergraduate and M.D. degrees at the University of Vermont, Burligrantsngton, Vermont, in 1955 and 1958, respectively. He performed his residency in Pathology at both the University of Pittsburgh, 1958-1961, and the University of Michigan, 1961-1963. The academic career began for Dr. Midgley when he joined the faculty of the Department of Pathology at the University of Michigan as an Instructor, in 1963. He was promoted to Assistant Professor in 1964, Associate Professor in 1967, and Professor of Pathology in 1970. He founded the Reproductive Endocrinology Program in 1968, and served as Director of the Center for Human Growth and Development, 1980-1982, the Consortium for Research in Developmental Reproductive Biology, 1983-1988, and the Reproductive Sciences Program, 1989-present.
In addition to these many academic activities, Dr. Midgley has served on several Editorial Boards and NIH Study Sections, held many NIH and other research , and advised a number of students for their Ph.D. degrees. Dr. Midgley has also engaged in several business activities, particularly the company BioQuant, Inc, which he co-founded in 1985, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Midgley holds two United States Patents.
Dr. Midgley's major clinical and research interests have centered on understanding the neuroendocrine control of ovarian function and cyclicity. He has approached this problem area through the development and application of new methods for measurement and monitoring of ovarian and pituitary cellular activity. These efforts have embraced studies in vivo involving human beings and various animal species, and studies in vitro using isolated cells in different, often dynamic, conditions. His current efforts involve directing a central laboratory studying hormonal changes in a longitudinal, multiethnic, multicenter, cooperative study of the menopausal transition. His other major focus is the development, distribution and maintenance of a new system designed to help persons with wide-ranging cognitive abilities and diverse cultural, social and economic backgrounds to better their lives by learning in appropriate ways whatever they need and want to know about reproductive health and sexuality.