CTR Seminar Series
2021 Zoom Talks
Wednesday 24th February at 16.00h
Placental kisspeptin: a novel role in the pregnant pancreatic islet
Dr James Bowe, Senior Lecturer in Physiology, Department of Diabetes, Kings College
Host: Bill Colledge
Wednesday 17th March at 16.00h
A new mechanism of fetomaternal tolerance
Prof. Adrian Erlebacher, Department of Laboratory Medicine, UCSF
Host: Francesco Colucci
Wednesday 19th May at 16.00h
Novel roles for phospholipids in placental function and fetal growth
Prof. Theresa Powell, Department of Paediatrics, Neonatology, University of Colorado
Host: Kathy Niakan
Wednesday 23rd June at 16.00h
Placenta Growth Factor: Diagnostic and Management Implications in High-Risk Obstetrics
Dr John Kingdom, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto
Host: Gordon Smith
Wednesday 22nd September at 16.00h
Title: TBC
Prof. Yoel Sadovsky, Executive Director, Magee Womens Research Institute; Distinguished Professor, OBGYN University of Pittsburgh
Host: Amanda Sferruzzi-Perri
Wednesday 20th October at 16.00h
Title: TBC
Prof. Carole Mendelson, University of Texas; Director, North Texas March of Dimes Birth Defects Center
Host: Courtney Hanna
Wednesday 17th November at 09.30h
Decidual natural killer cells and their roles in promoting pregnancy
Prof. Binqing Fu, University of Science and Technology of China
Host: Francesco Colucci
Please contact ctradmin@pdn.cam.ac.uk if you would like to organise a 30min meeting with the speakers after the seminar