The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology comprises a very talented and multidisciplinary team of researchers, technicians and clinicians. Research in our department falls into two broad areas. The first covers the use of large population databases to identify key predictive features associated with human pregnancy. Research is also focused on perinatal control of maternal and fetal smooth muscle contractility; clinical research interest in predicting pregnancy complications such as intra-uterine growth restriction, preterm labour and perinatal death.
The second uses genomics to identify key regulatory genes involved in the development of blood vessels in all tissues but focusing on those in the endometrium and placenta, in healthy tissue and in ectopic endometrium and cancer. This interdisciplinary work involves complex teams of molecular and cellular biologists, anatomists, mathematicians, bioinformaticians, statisticians and clinician-scientists.
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology is a proud supporter of the Athena Swan initiative, our clinical school is a silver award holder.
Recent Seminars and Presentations
Professor Gordon Smith recently attended the Global Obstetric Update 2019 (GOU) conference held in Melbourne, Australia 28-30 November 2019. Gordon delivered two presentations:
‘Science Corner – bacteria and viruses lurking in the placenta as the cause of major pregnancy complications’
‘Special Oration – 35 weeks and a small for gestational age fetus is suspect. What do we do?’
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology has programmes of basic, translational and clinical research addressing the determinants of pregnancy complications.
We also often collaborate on studies at The Rosie Hospital.
News
A new study published in Nature Communications by Francesco Colucci’s group (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology) in collaboration with Andrew…
POPS2 – Pregnancy Outcome Prediction Study 2
Recruitment for our new study will start at the Rosie Hospital (Cambridge, UK) 13th January 2020. The main aim of…
Congratulations to Giulia Avellino who has been selected for the SRI President’s Plenary Award for her abstract titled “Placental Central…
Professional Services Recognition Scheme
Congratulations to our ‘unsung hero’ Sheree on winning an award at the Professional Services Recognition Scheme ceremony held yesterday. Well…
The immunological code of pregnancy
In this Perspective published in Science, Francesco Colucci outlines the complex interactions between maternal immune cells and fetal trophoblast and…