2023
Friday Fri
Pregnancy and Fetal Development: Fundamental Discovery
Hybrid Symposium
To improve the health of human pregnancy, it is essential to understand the underlying biology of pregnancy, human placental and fetal development. This multidisciplinary symposium brought together basic and translational scientists across the Stanford campus to share their recent discoveries related to human pregnancy and fetal development.
The goal of the symposium was to promote innovative collaborations and stimulate discoveries that will advance the science of maternal-fetal medicine. Be awed by the process of reproduction!
Introductions and Keynote
Dr. Matteo Molé’s keynote presentation contains previously unpublished data and for that reason, we are not sharing the recording publicly. If you are Stanford-affiliated and would like to request access, please email dunlevieadmin@stanford.edu
Keynote: In vitro modeling of the human embryo implantation niche
Matteo Molè, PhD - Incoming Assistant Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Event Moderators
Virginia D. Winn, MD, PhD - Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Reproductive and Stem Cell Biology)
Roger Pedersen, PhD - Senior Scientist
Session 1: Fetal Development
How human fetal tissues informed in vitro generation of functional thymic epithelial cells from iPSCs
Katja G. Weinacht, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Stem Cell Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine)
In vitro generation of germ cells: implications for women's fertility and healthy longevity
Vittorio Sebastiano, PhD - Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Reproductive and Stem Cell Biology)
Defining the Complex Genetic Mechanisms Underlying Congenital Heart Disease
Casey Gifford, PhD - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology) and, by courtesy, of Genetics
Session 2: Pregnancy and Placenta
What do Fat and Sugar have to do with Preeclampsia?
Virginia D. Winn, MD, PhD - Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Reproductive and Stem Cell Biology)
Spatial mapping of the human maternal-fetal interface
Michael Angelo, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor of Pathology
Unlocking uterine atony
Jessica Ansari, MD - Clinical Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Development, regeneration, and repair of blood vessels in the heart
Kristy Red-Horse, PhD - Associate Professor of Biology