Current research projects

Leena Kadam, Ph.D., Oregon Health and Science University - Investigation of trophoblast mitochondrial energetics in the setting of obesity and gestational diabetes 

Arie Baratt, Ph.D. and Wayne Wakeland, Ph.D. Portland State University - Dynamical modeling of preeclampsia 

Trophoblast lipidomics, proteomics and metabolomics with obesity and gestational diabetes  - Tom Metz, Ph.D. and Kristin Burnum-Johnson, Ph.D., PNNL

Mechanisms in the fetal membranes involved in the onset of labor  - Kang Sun M.D., Ph.D., Shanghai Jiao Tong University PRC

Measurement of cell specific extracellular vesicles in maternal plasma to predict the onset of preeclampsia  - Terry Morgan, M.D, Ph.D., Oregon Health and Science University

Use of SiNC nanoparticles to localize trophoblast tissue - Olena Taratula, Ph.D., Oregon State University

Alison Paquette, Ph.D., Seattle Children's Hospital - Investigation of transcriptional networks during trophoblast differentiation

Global collaborations

Global Pregnancy Collaboration

The goal of the Global Pregnancy Collaboration (CoLab) is to improve the health of mothers and their infants by facilitating harmonized perinatal data management and collaborative research. This is accomplished by developing standardized generic data dictionaries that cover the needs of all maternal child health care—from the simplest in the most resource poor countries to the most sophisticated research in more privileged areas. Learn more about Global Pregnancy Collaboration's work.

Preterm Birth International Collaborative

The Preterm Birth International Collaborative (PREBIC) is composed of leading researchers and clinicians from North and South Americas, Europe, Asia, and Australia. By combining basic scientists, statisticians, clinicians and policy makers, PREBIC is able to draw upon a unique knowledge base to create solutions that work from bench to bedside. Interested in PREBIC?