Loke CTR Annual Meeting 2025

Monday 7th and Tuesday 8th July 2025 : The Placenta at Term

Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge CB3 0DS 

The 2025 Loke CTR annual meeting theme, “The Placenta at Term,” brought together leading clinical and basic scientists to explore topics including placental ageing, senescence, prolonged pregnancy, and the pathophysiology of term complications as pre-eclampsia.

Speakers: Alexander Heazell / Ananth Karumanchi / Annetine Staff / Catherine Aiken / David Williams / Gordon Smith / Karen Forbes / Perrie O'Tierney-Ginn

CTR Annual Meeting 2024

1st-2nd July 2024: Emerging models of human and non-human primate placental development

Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge CB3 0DS 

The conference was an opportunity to discuss progress and challenges in trophoblast stem cell and placental organoid research.

Read more about the meeting in this Open Biology Meeting Review: Emerging models of human and non-human primate placental development – Centre for Trophoblast Research 17th annual meeting 2024 | Biology Open | The Company of Biologists

CTR Annual Meeting 2023

3-4 July 2023 - Newnham College

The CTR 2023 annual meeting was held on July 3-4, 2023 in celebration of our Next Generation Fellows. Talks covered a diverse range of topics related to trophoblast biology, placental development, and reproduction. 

CTR Annual Meeting 2022

18-19th July 2022 - Workshop: Realising the translational potential of reproductive organoids

Cambridge Reproduction, the Cambridge Academy of Therapeutic Sciences (CATS) and the Loke Centre for Trophoblast Research (CTR) held a workshop on 18–19 July 2022, focused on the question: how can we realise the potential of reproductive organoids in a translational context?

CTR Annual Meeting 2021

12-13 July 2021 - Online: Placental-endometrial dialogue and pregnancy

Celebrating the achievements of CTR Director Prof. Graham Burton

CTR Annual Meeting 2020

6-7 July 2020 - St Johns College, Cambridge

(Postponed due to Covid restrictions)

CELEBRATING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF CTR DIRECTOR PROF. GRAHAM BURTON

Placental-endometrial dialogue and pregnancy

CTR Annual Meeting 2019 

8-9 July 2019 - Saint John's College

Monday afternoon is dedicated to open presentations on a wide range of topics relating to placental biology. The second day of the conference, Tuesday, will focus on:  PLACENTAL METABOLISM AND ENDOCRINOLOGY