Centre for Trophoblast Research

CTR Journal Club

The goal of the CTR Journal Club is to discuss classical and cutting edge research articles that focus on the cellular and molecular aspects of placental development and function, not only in humans but also in other model organisms and cell culture systems. It provides CTR members with a friendly environment to familiarize themselves with the current literature, to critique experimental design and to have informal discussions about the "Big Picture" regarding the biology of the trophoblast lineage and the placenta.

Next Meeting

Wednesday 22 Feb 2012, Jens Kieckbusch
Hunkapiller et al, 2012. A role for Notch signaling in trophoblast endovascular invasion and in the pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia. Development 138: 2987-98.

When and Where?

We meet on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month
4:30pm
Lecture Theatre One, Physiology Building, Downing Site.
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Contact

If you have any questions or you would like to join the CTR Journal Club, please contact Erica Watson.

How does the Journal Club work?


2011-2012 Schedule

Date

Presenter

Article Presented/To Be Presented

11-04-12

Elisabeth Ritter

Article TBA

28-03-12

Andrew Sharkey

Article TBA

14-03-12

Norah Fogarty

Article TBA

22-02-12

Jens Kieckbusch

Hunkapiller et al, 2012. A role for Notch signaling in trophoblast endovascular invasion and in the pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia. Development 138: 2987-98

08-02-12

Alice Herreboudt

Pennisi et al, 2012. Crim1 has an essential role in glycogen trophoblast cell and sinusoidal-trophoblast giant cell development in the placenta.
Placenta [in press]. doi:10.1016/j.placenta.2011.12.014

25-01-12

Cheryl Lee

Abell et al, 2011. MAP3K4/CBP-regulated H2B acetylation controls epithelial-mesenchymal transition in trophoblast stem cells. Cell Stem Cell 8:525-37.

 

Christmas Break

 

14-12-11

Billy Yung

Talk cancelled.

23-11-11

Selma Boulenouar

Chakraborty et al, 2011. Natural killer cells direct hemochorial placentation by regulating hypoxia-inducible factor dependent trophoblast lineage decisions. PNAS [in press] doi:10.1073/pnas.1109478108.

09-11-11

Marika Charalambous

Dupressior et al, 2011. A pair of co-opted retroviral envelope syncytin genes is required for formation of the two-layered murine placental syncytiotrophoblast. PNAS [in press] doi:10.1073/pnas.1112304108.

26-10-11

Owen Vaughan

Ng et al, 2010. Chronic high-fat diet in fathers programs beta cell dysfunction in female rat offspring. Nature 467: 963-7

12-10-11

Nisha Padmanabhan

Nusken et al, 2011. Fetal programming of gene expression in growth-restricted rats depends on the cause of low birth weight. Endocrinology 152(4): 1327-35.

28-09-11

Erica Watson

Hu and Cross, 2011. Ablation of Tpbpa-positive trophoblast precursors leads to defects in maternal spiral artery remodeling in the mouse placenta. Developmental Biology 358(1): 231-9.

View the 2010-2011 schedule