Scientists have their first proof that the ancestors of some mammals laid eggs, thanks to a 250-million-year-old fossil embryo discovered in South Africa in 2008. https://scim.ag/41E7C0p
Further confirmation that high AMH and AFC do not always mean oocyte quality. On the other hand, better ovarian reserve parameters could lead to higher number of mature oocytes, which is associated with higher live birth rates.
Fertility is a delicate balance between quality and quantity!!!!!
Lystrosaurus fossil reveals how some early ancestors of mammals may have reproduced in the wake of the Great Dying
So excited to be welcomed into such a supportive community of amazing scientists!! Cheers to good people and good science 🧬 👏 🎉
Pub of the Month! 💜📰
We’re excited to spotlight new research, recently published in Environment International, by Katie Land (WinRS Trainee Chair) and her fellow Hannon Lab members at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, in collaboration with their IVF clinic partners! 🔬✨
Preprint alert! 🚨We found that trisomic expression of NRIP1 disrupts estrogen signaling and drives trophoblast defects in Down syndrome 🚨 @brumbaugh-lab.bsky.social
#trisomy21 #Downsyndrome #reprorocks #placentasarecool www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Science Magazine
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Congrats to the 2026 SDB Award Winners!
Conklin Medal: Lee Niswander
SDB Lifetime Achievement Award: Alexandra Joyner
Hamburger Outstanding Educator Prize: Roberto Mayor
Hay New Investigator Award: Jeffrey Farrell
SDB Trainee SciComm Award: Nicholas Desnoyer
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New issue of the #PlacentalCellBio reports by @biomednews.bsky.social
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Looking forward to reading this short review on trophoblast organoids by the Turco lab!
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We are proud to highlight our own Dr. Sarah Robertson from @adelaideuni for our April Pub of the Month!! 🎉Full text here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41850558/ Cheers to moving the field forward 🔬✨
#WinRS #WomenInReproductiveSciences
Pub of the Month! 💜📰
This research by Dr. Jenna Schmidt and Dr. Lynda Harris demonstrates innovative work on nanoparticles for placenta-specific drug delivery in pregnant nonhuman primates 🔬✨
#PubOfTheMonth #WinRS #ReproRocks #WomenInSTEM #MaternalHealth #Placenta#Science
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Proper establishment of the primitive placenta and subsequent tissue homeostasis in the mature placenta are critical for successful pregnancy in humans. Placental insufficiency is associated with adve...
Trophoblast organoids, derived from the placenta or blastocyst, are a promising model for deciphering human placental development in both health and disease, paving the way for advances in clinical a....
How do biological factors affect IVF success?
Bahman Afsari et al. analysed 1,736 cycles: maternal age is the strongest predictor of live birth, anti-Müllerian hormone and antral follicle count influence oocyte/embryo stages, and body mass index has limited impact.
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Carlos Guardia
We are thrilled to announce the 2026 Zara Weinberg Leading Edge Fellows! 40 remarkable postdocs pursuing transformative research in biological/biomedical sciences.
This is the 7th Leading Edge cohort and we are so excited to welcome them!
www.leadingedgesymposium.org/fellows/
