Current projects

Cell Trafficking And ILC Fate Mapping Project

Sponsor:

The Role Of Innate Lymphoid Cells In Decidual Function

Sponsor: NIH/NICHD 5 K12 HD 000849-28

The goal of this project is to determine the role Innate Lymphoid Cells play in decidual vascular remodeling necessary for healthy placenta and pregnancy. Phase I – current – 2 years, Phase 2 – renewal – 2 years.

Preterm Birth & Computational Cell-Omics Project (Stanic/Ong/Tyler)

Sponsor: Burroughs Wellcome Fund Preterm Birth Initiative

PCOS (Cooney/Stanic)

Sponsor:

(PIs: Iruretagoyena / Bird / Stanic), Led By Dr. Jenna Racine: Vitamin C As A Potential Treatment For Diminishing The Inflammatory Response Of Lymphocytes In Preeclampsia

Sponsor:

We will be constructing in vitro assays for study of T cell activation and will be studying the influence of Vitamin C on cytokine profiles of normal pregnancy and preeclamptic T cells. With the MFM division director Dr. Iruretagoyena, we will also by studing brachial artery reactivity of preeclampsia patients treated the the experimental Vitamin C protocol.