Professional Experiences

• Dean and Provost, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, 2005-present
• Interim Dean and Provost, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, 2004-2005
• Professor and Chairman, Physiological Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, 1997-present
• Associate Dean, Research, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, 1995-1997
• Professor and Chairman, Physiology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, 1985-1997
• Interim Chairman, Physiology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, 1982-1984
• Associate Professor, Physiology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, 1978-984
• Senior Staff Fellow, Div. of Child Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 1972-1978

Education

• Ph.D., University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 6/70
• M.S., Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 6/67
• B.A., Providence College, Providence, RI, 6/65

Publications

Pepe, GJ, Billiar RB, Albrecht ED. (2006) Regulation of baboon fetal ovarian folliculogenesis by estrogen. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 247:41-46

Zachos NC, Billiar RB, Albrecht ED, Pepe GJ. (2004) Regulation of oocyte microvilli development in the baboon fetal ovary by estrogen. Endocrinology. 145:959-966

Pepe GJ, Albrecht ED. (2003) Steroid Endocrinology of Pregnancy. In: Gynecology and Obstetrics, Sciarra JJ (ed), Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Vol 5, Chap 38

Zachos NC, Billiar RB, Albrecht ED, Pepe GJ. (2003) Developmental regulation of follicle stimulating hormone receptor mRNA expression in the baboon fetal ovary. Biol Reprod. 68:1911-1917

Albrecht ED, Pepe GJ. (2003) Steroid hormone regulation of angiogenesis in the primate endometrium. Front Biosci 8:416-429

Albrecht ED, Pepe GJ. (1999) Central integrative role of oestrogen in modulating the communication between the placenta and fetus that results in primate fetal-placental development. Placenta, invited review 20:129-139

Research Interests & Funding

This laboratory uses a multi-disciplinary approach to determine the factors regulating maturation of and steroidogenesis in the maternal/fetal adrenal, the maternal/fetal ovary and the placenta of the baboon. Elucidation of the dialogue that occurs between the mother, placenta and fetus is integral to furthering our understanding of the mechanisms underlying the maintenance of pregnancy, the initiation of labor, and the development of fetal pituitary-adrenocortical self-sufficiency in the perinatal period and reproductive competency as an adult.

Present Funded Research

TITLE: "Regulation of Fetal-Placental Development in the Primate"
PERIOD OF THE GRANT: 2001-2006
TOTAL AMOUNT OF AWARD: $3,500,000
SOURCE OF FUNDING: National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development, NIH

TITLE: "Regulation of Baboon Fetal Ovarian Maturation by Estrogen: Impact on Fertility as an Adult"
PERIOD OF GRANT: 2004-2009
TOTAL AMOUNT OF AWARD: $1,500,000
SOURCE OF FUNDING: NIH, NICHD 454 Program Project, A Multidisciplinary Program in Female Reproduction

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