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Read more at: Professor Myriam Hemberger receives march of Dimes prize

Professor Myriam Hemberger receives march of Dimes prize

10 May 2019

Congratulations to Myriam Hemberger for her march of Dimes prize. Full details here: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/myriam-hemberger-receives-2019-march-of-dimes-prize-for-breakthrough-research-on-placental-biology-300839128.html


Read more at: Many congratulations to Professor Ashley Moffett on her election to Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences

Many congratulations to Professor Ashley Moffett on her election to Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences

8 May 2019

Election to Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences Ashley Moffett is the foremost international authority and investigator of the immunology of human reproduction. She began her career as a practising doctor, specializing in histopathology. During this time, Ashley identified a population of immune cells in...


Read more at: SRI Reproduction Networking Event 14th May, 2:00pm -5:00pm Location – Downing College, Howard Building

SRI Reproduction Networking Event 14th May, 2:00pm -5:00pm Location – Downing College, Howard Building

8 May 2019

SRI Reproduction Networking Event 14 th May, 2:00pm- 5:00pm Location – Downing College, Howard Building Programme 2:00pm – 3:15 pm - Flash talks The obstetric dilemma – Dr Emma Pomeroy Social History – Dr Yuliya Hileuych Reproductive rights – Jinal Dadiya Paradigms of parent-child relationships – Dr Jens Scherpe (TBC)...


Read more at: Low levels of oxygen in the womb – which can be caused by smoking or conditions such as pre-eclampsia – may cause problems with fertility later in life. New study published by Professor Ozanne's lab in collaboration with Professor Giussani's lab.

Low levels of oxygen in the womb – which can be caused by smoking or conditions such as pre-eclampsia – may cause problems with fertility later in life. New study published by Professor Ozanne's lab in collaboration with Professor Giussani's lab.

12 April 2019

"It’s as if low levels of oxygen caused the female’s ovarian tissue to age faster"- Catherine Aiken Low levels of oxygen in the womb – which can be caused by smoking or conditions such as pre-eclampsia – may cause problems with fertility later in life, a study carried out in rats suggests. The research, led by members of...


Read more at: Guissani Lab publishes an important article on combined antioxidant and glucocorticoid therapy for safer treatment of preterm birth.

Guissani Lab publishes an important article on combined antioxidant and glucocorticoid therapy for safer treatment of preterm birth.

26 March 2019

The clinical use of glucocorticoids both in mothers at risk of premature labour and in premature babies has become common practice in the last 40 years. The treatment is based on research which discovered the important role played by glucocorticoids in fetal development and that giving premature babies synthetic...


Read more at: CTR members receive prestigious awards at the 66th meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation in Paris. A very successful year for the CTR!
CTR members receive prestigious awards at the 66th meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation in Paris. A very successful year for the CTR!

CTR members receive prestigious awards at the 66th meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation in Paris. A very successful year for the CTR!

26 March 2019

Several members of the Loke Centre for Trophoblast Research received prizes during the 66th meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation in Paris. The awardees are: Irving Aye (Loke CTR Next Generation Fellow) - President's Presenter Award Yassen Abbas (Loke CTR Research Associate) - Laxmi Baxi Award Nadia...


Read more at: CTR Director speaks to the Washington Press about growing a placenta in the lab and why understanding the nature of placental secretions is important for the future of our species.

CTR Director speaks to the Washington Press about growing a placenta in the lab and why understanding the nature of placental secretions is important for the future of our species.

8 March 2019

Loke CTR director spoke to the Washington Post about growing a mini placenta in the lab and the nature of secretions produced by the placenta. "Even in the 21th century we don't know what's in the placental secretions; we don't know the composition of them which the whole of the future of the human species depends on"...


Read more at: HEART DISEASE STARTS IN THE WOMB: NEW ARTICLE BY PROFESSOR DINO GIUSSANI, Loke CTR MEMBER. Our cards may be marked even before we are born...

HEART DISEASE STARTS IN THE WOMB: NEW ARTICLE BY PROFESSOR DINO GIUSSANI, Loke CTR MEMBER. Our cards may be marked even before we are born...

8 February 2019

Picture from the Boyd Collection held at the Loke Centre for Trophoblast Research. HEART DISEASE STARTS IN THE WOMB: NEW ARTICLE BY PROFESSOR DINO GIUSSANI, Loke CTR MEMBER. OUR CARDS MAY BE MARKED EVEN BEFORE WE ARE BORN... A study led by Caius Professor Dino Giussani has discovered that babies born to pregnancies...


Read more at: Professor Dino Giussani published new article in PLOS Biology: heart disease risk begins in the womb.

Professor Dino Giussani published new article in PLOS Biology: heart disease risk begins in the womb.

8 February 2019


Read more at: Placentas adapt to help keep babies healthy when mothers have poor diets or low oxygen during pregnancy: new study published by Dr Amanda N Sferruzzi-Perri.

Placentas adapt to help keep babies healthy when mothers have poor diets or low oxygen during pregnancy: new study published by Dr Amanda N Sferruzzi-Perri.

21 January 2019

Placentas adapt to help keep babies healthy when mothers have poor diets or low oxygen during pregnancy Cambridge researchers have discovered the placenta regulates how much oxygen and nutrients it transports to babies during challenging pregnancies in a study using mice to model conditions in the womb. The placenta is the...