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Mother Infant Research Institute (MIRI) Seminar Series
These monthly research seminars will be held from 12 - 1 pm in Stearns Auditorium, Farnsworth Building, first floor. View map
UPCOMING SEMINARS:
May 10, 2012
Fetal Programming of Adult-Onset Obesity
Michael G. Ross, MD, MPH
Professor of Ob/Gyn and Public Health,
UCLA School of Medicine and Public Health
June 7, 2012
Knowledge-Based Bioinformatic and Genetic Approaches to Preterm Birth
James F. Padbury, MD
Pediatrician-in-Chief
Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
August 24, 2012
Progesterone Supplementation: Does it or Doesn’t it Work to Decrease Preterm Delivery?
Errol R. Norwitz, MD, PhD, MIRI Investigator
Louis E. Phaneuf Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Tufts University School of Medicine
Chairman, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Tufts Medical Center
PAST SEMINARS:
Academic Year July 2010-June 2011
February 18, 2011
The Neurobiology of Post-Partum Depression in a Mouse Model
Jamie Maguire, PhD
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Neuroscience
Tufts University School of Medicine
March 18, 2011
A Translational Research Approach to Neonatal Developmental Gene Expression
Jill L. Maron, MD, MPH, MIRI Investigator
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Pediatrics, Floating Hospital
April 15, 2011
The Effects of Maternal Obesity on Infant CNS Development and Behavior in Model Systems
Manos Pothos, PhD
Associate Professor, Dept. of Molecular Physiology and Pharmacology
Tufts University School of Medicine
May 20, 2011
Effect of Maternal Obesity on Immune Regulation and Micronutrient Balance
Sarbattama Sen, MD, MIRI Investigator
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Pediatrics, Floating Hospital
June 24, 2011
The Genetics of Prematurity
Errol R. Norwitz, MD, PhD, MIRI Investigator
Louis E. Phaneuf Professor and Chairman,
Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts Medical Center
July 15, 2011
From the Trashcan to the Transcriptome:
Use of Amniotic Fluid Supernatant to Develop New Fetal Therapies
Diana W. Bianchi, MD, MIRI Investigator
Executive Director, Mother Infant Research Institute
Natalie V. Zucker Professor of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Tufts University School of Medicine
Academic Year July 2011-June 2012
August 19, 2011
What is Normal Fetal Growth?
Edward Chien, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brown University
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine,
Women & Infants Hospital
Sabrina Craigo, MD
Professor and Vice Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Tufts Medical Center
September 8, 2011
Bench vs. Bedside: the Future of Fetal Surgery
François Luks, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics, and Obstetrics/Gynecology
Director, Program in Fetal Medicine,
Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
October 20, 2011
The Role of the Immune System in the Development of Preeclampsia
Jonathan Morris, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
Director of Perinatal Research,
Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney
November 17, 2011
Pregnancy History Predicts Cardiovascular Disease in Women: What More Do We Need to Know?
Janet Rich-Edwards, ScD
Director of Developmental Epidemiology
Connors Center for Women's Health and Gender Biology
Brigham and Women's Hospital
December 16, 2011
The Umbilical Cord as a Source of Early Stem Cells
Hans Klingemann, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Tufts University Medical School
Director, Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant
Program Leader, Hematologic Malignancies,
Tufts Medical Center Cancer Center
January 5, 2012
Utility of the Placenta as a Clinical and Research Tool
Drucilla J. Roberts, MD
Perinatal Pathologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
February 2, 2012
The Role of Pattern Recognition Receptors in Infection-Associated Preterm Labor
Vikki M. Abrahams, PhD
Associate Professor
Dept. of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Yale University School of Medicine
March 1, 2012
What Can Fetuses and Neonates Teach Us about Lung Regeneration?
Andrew M. Hoffman, DVM, DVSc, DACVIM
Professor, Large Animal Internal Medicine Department of Clinical Sciences Director, Lung Function Regeneration Laboratory Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University
April 5, 2012
Human Trophoblastic MicroRNAs at the Fetal-Maternal Interface
Yoel Sadovsky, MD, Director
Magee-Womens Research Institute
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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