Stillbirth has been a focus of research in the Department for more than 20 years. Some of our previous studies in 2002-2004 led to identification of low PAPP-A in early […]
Archives for 2022
We don’t need no education?
The “Maternal–Fetal Immunology” issue of The Journal of Immunology features a brief review by Dr Francesco Colucci entitled “Uterine NK Cells Ace an “A” in Education: NKG2A Sets Up Crucial […]
The role of the maternal immune system in reproductive success
Congratulations to Dr Norman Shreeve and Prof Ashley Moffett for their review “Local immune recognition of trophoblast in early human pregnancy: controversies and questions” published in Nature Reviews Immunology. Reference […]
Wellcome Leap ‘In Utero’ programme funding success!
Massive congratulations to Professor Gordon Smith, Professor Steve Charnock-Jones and Dr Paul Kirk who have been selected for funding by the Wellcome Leap In Utero programme: measurement and modelling during […]
Sex differences in the intergenerational inheritance of metabolic traits
In a recent collaborative work between Miguel Constância and Susan Ozanne groups and published in the journal Nature Metabolism, the authors reviewed the importance of studying sex differences in response […]
Presentation now live
As part of the Cambridge Reproduction SRI Early Researchers Seminar Series, Giulia Avelino presented and gave an overview of her PhD study. If you missed her talk, the video recording […]
International Day of the Midwives
On Thursday 5 May midwives across the world will be celebrating International Day of the Midwife 2022. This time of celebration will reflect on progress in midwifery over the past […]
Metabolomic identification of a novel, externally validated predictive test for gestational diabetes mellitus
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a condition where high blood sugar develops during pregnancy. GDM is one of the major preventable causes of stillbirth. Currently in the UK, women are […]
Giulia Avellino presenting
Giulia is presenting 17 March as part of the Early Researchers Seminar Series for Cambridge Reproduction SRI. Her talk is entitled “Acetyl-CoA metabolism and human trophoblast differentiation.” Further details can […]