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EPG President 2023-2026
Rohan Lewis Rohan Lewis graduated with a PhD from the University of Auckland in 1998. He then did postdoctoral work at the Universities of Cambridge and Southampton before being appointed as a Lecturer at the university of Southampton in 2005. … Continue reading
Erasmus MC Placenta Lab
Departments of Neonatology & Pharmacology Main placenta-related topics: At the Erasmus MC Placenta Lab, we aim to dismantle placental alterations in pregnancy-related disorders and uncover new therapeutic targets to improve fetal and neonatal health. We utilize various human placenta ex … Continue reading
Members of the EPG council 2023-2026
Anne Couturier-Tarrade Anne Couturier-Tarradeis a senior scientist at BREED Unit (Biology of Reproduction, Epigenetic, Environment and Development) from INRAE, a research unit focusing on reproduction and DOHaD (Developmental Origins of Health and Disease). She is at the head of PEPPS … Continue reading
University of Rome “Tor Vergata”
Department of Biomedicine and Prevention Main placenta-related topics: § Identification and characterization of factors involved in placental morphogenesis and development of placental diseases § Development of in vitro models simulating the human placental barrier Techniques & Technologies: •Development of murine trophoblast … Continue reading
Erasmus MC. Department of Obstetrics and Gynacology
Rotterdam, The Netherlands Main placenta-related topics: I have a broad training as a general obstetrician, which was followed by specialization in perinatal medicine. I have extensive and broad experience in the performance and interpretation of US scanning. From 2013 on … Continue reading
Particles@Barriers lab
Department Materials meet Life, Empa, St.Gallen, Switzerland Empa – Particles-Biology Interactions – Particlesatbarrier Main placenta-related topics: the placenta). In particular, we are interested in the correlation of physicochemical particle properties with barrier uptake and translocation and their biological effects. To achieve results of high predictive … Continue reading
IFPA-EPG president and EPG-Placenta editor
alphabetic order Pascale Chavatte-Palmer Pascale Chavatte-Palmer graduated as DVM in France in 1989 and specialized in animal reproduction in UK, USA and France, with a research focus in placental and perinatal development in horses. In 1999, she joined the Biology of … Continue reading
EPG Council 2021
Sally Collins Prof. Sally L. Collins is a Consultant Obstetrician subspecializing in Feto-Maternal Medicine at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, an Associate Professor in the Nuffield Department of Women’s and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford and the Medical lead … Continue reading
Research Centre for Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo Oslo PregnancyBiobank – Oslo universitetssykehus (oslo-universitetssykehus.no) Main placenta-related topics: Oslo Pregnancy Biobank has since 2001 recruited women during pregnancy/delivery (incl. placenta and decidual tissue collection) and 1-8 years after their index pregnancy. Our long term goal is to … Continue reading
BREED – Biology of Reproduction, Environment, Epigenetics and Development
The BREED unit is a large research unit (>90 people) gathering researchers specializing in biomedical, veterinary and fundamental fields. It is primarily attached to the National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE) but also to Paris-Saclay university (UPSAY), Versailles-Saint Quentin … Continue reading