Reproduction & Health Pregnancy
Key Areas of Research Activity
Major research areas in the Reproduction & Healthy Pregnancy cluster focus on reproduction across the lifespan including:
- Reproductive endocrine and ovarian function in relation to ovulation, fertility, sex hormone-dependent cancers and the menopause
- Normal and abnormal pregnancy from the genetic and cellular processes involved in implantation and placentation to the role of maternal physiological and psychological health on fetal development and pregnancy outcome.
There are currently 22 investigators who work with the Reproduction & Healthy Pregnancy cluster, covering a breadth of medical and scientific expertise. On site members manage over $3,500,000 annually in peer-reviewed research grants. Recently, we were successful at obtaining a large collaborative five-year grant on Epigenetics and Human Reproduction that includes six RHRP investigators.
Researchers
The following investigators are affiliated with the Reproduction & Healthy Pregnancy cluster:
Keith Choi
Ovarian cancer biology; transgenic animal models for human cancers; reproductive endocrinology
Marie-France Delisle
Prenatal diagnosis; multifetal gestation
Geoff Hammond
Steroids in growth and development
Peter Leung
Endocrinology; GnRH
Ken Lim
Prenatal diagnosis; fetal physiology; fetal therapy
Colin MacCalman
Implantation; cadherins
Douglas Matsell
Childhood kidney disease; kidney development
Deborah McFadden
Triploidy; fetal growth and development; early pregnancy loss
Pratibha Reebye
Preschool ADHD; postpartum depression and anxiety and maternal infant interactions; autism
Wendy Robinson
Genetics/cytogenetics of infertility; pregnancy loss and placental complications of pregnancy
Amanda Skoll
Fetal growth restriction; preterm labour; multidisciplinarity in medical education
Additional Researchers
Additional researchers affiliated with the Reproduction & Healthy Pregnancy cluster include:
Jehannine Austin
Genetic risks for postpartum psychopathology
Carolyn Brown
Human X chromosome inactivation; epigenetics and development
Helene Bruyere
Chromosome abnormalities, especially those detected prenatally
Leanne Dahlgren
Perinatal health; population health; c-section morbidity; infant mortality; health care access and disparity
Judith Hall
Clinical genetics; Human congenital anomalies; Syndrome identification; and non-traditional mechanisms of genetic disease
Diane Juriloff
Mammalian development; cleft lip and palate; anencephaly
Sylvie Langlois
Clinical cytogenetics; prenatal diagnosis
Robert Liston
Pregnancy outcomes; population health in obstetrics
Deborah Money
Pathogenesis of viral infections (HIV, HCV, HSV) in pregnancy
Peter von Dadelszen
Translational research on hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, esp. pre-eclampsia
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Last updated:
07/07/2010
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