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What is the Placental Biology Course? 

An online, on demand course comprising lectures and daily interactive live sessions.

Aimed at students, post-docs, established researchers, medical and veterinary healthcare professionals and industry colleagues interested in cutting-edge placental biology and research.

How was the course delivered in 2024? 
 
Pre-recorded lectures and practical sessions given by investigators at the forefront of the placental biology field.
 
Plus daily, live and interactive sessions with speakers on Zoom, and opportunities to give flash talks and network. 
 
What topics were included in 2024? 
  • Human & mouse placental development
  • Organoids, explant and trophoblast cultures
  • Materno-fetal interactions
  • Immunology
  • Epigenetics and multi-omics
  • Placental structure, transport and function
  • Angiogenesis
  • Clinical study design
  • Placental metabolism
  • Stem cell embryo models
  • Genome editing
  • Grant/fellowship writing
  • History of human embryos

What else did the course include? 

  • Prerecorded content on a dedicated course page - available for over two months 
  • Live Q&As each day with course lecturers 
  • Daily flash talks from participants
  • Virtual poster session hosted on Teams - on which course participants and lecturers could ask questions and comment 
  • Online networking between participants and lecturers on dedicated course Teams channel 
  • Meet and Greets with Loke CTR PIs
  • Two fellowship workshops - tailored to career stage 

Will there be a 2025 course? 

The 2025 Placental Biology Course will be run in-person, in Cambridge from 8-12 September 2025

Places will be strictly limited to 25 and applications received will be reviewed by a panel. Applications opening end January 2025. 

In the meantime complete our enquiry form for more information when it becomes available. 


Future sponsors!

If you’d like to be involved in sponsoring the annual Placental Biology Course please contact us, we’d love to hear from you. 

Registration and key dates

The 2025 Placental Biology Course will be run in-person, in Cambridge from 8-12 September 2025

Places will be strictly limited to 25 and applications received will be reviewed by a panel. Applications opening end January 2025. 

Register your interest for 2025

 

Testimonials

"Thank you for organising this enriching course: being able to learn more about placental biology from such clear and comprehensive lectures was an incredible opportunity."

Miriam Toffoli, University of Trieste

 
“A huge thanks to the lecturers and organizers, for the incredible experience and knowledge gained!” (feedback via LinkedIn)

Yasmin Azizbayli, University of Nottingham

 
"First, thank you for the organization of this great course! It was very exciting and motivating to see so many different sub-topics and backgrounds of lecturers in the course."

Malva Doroshenko, Karolinska Institute
 

“Thank you very much, this course exceeded all my expectations. Thank you for making it online, these initiatives break down barriers and make knowledge accessible to everyone.”

Lyda Forero, University of Illinois