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Charles Ducsay, PhD

What is Your Current Position?

I am currently Professor of Physiology and Obstetrics and Gynecology and Associate Director of the Center for Perinatal Biology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine

What are your current research endeavors and/or other academic contributions?

The focus of my laboratory is to elucidate the mechanisms of adaptation to hypoxia during development. There are presently 2 key areas of study: 1) the role of chronic hypoxia in the regulation of the fetal hypothalamic-pituitary interaction in the fetus and most recently 2) the role of gestational hypoxia in the regulation and programming of adipose tissue and appetite.

I am also a regular member on the NIH-PN study section, serve on a number of editorial boards and a member of the SRI program committee.

What has been the most pivotal moment in your career?

Making the decision to join the faculty in the Center for Perinatal Biology. It was obviously a good and productive fit since I have been there for 31 years.

What is one piece of advice you would give to a trainee?

Attend the SRI meeting regularly! You will be amongst the best clinicians and scientists in the field. Take this opportunity to learn, network and establish your future.

 

Terry Morgan, MD, PhD

What is Your Current Position?

Associate Professor of Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynecology

What are your current research endeavors and/or other academic contributions?

My group studies the relationship between pregnancy-induced vascular remodeling, uteroplacental blood flow, fetoplacental health, and clinical outcomes.

What has been the most pivotal moment in your career?

My PhD advisor asked me during the first year of my dissertation, “Why do Spiral Arteries Spiral?”

What is one piece of advice you would give to a trainee?

Have a question that drives you through the tough times, because this is a marathon not a sprint.

 

Sarah Robertson, PhD

What is Your Current Position?

Professor Sarah Robertson is a graduate of the University of Adelaide (BSc 1983; PhD 1993). Most of her career has been in Adelaide after periods in Edmonton, Canada and Gothenburg, Sweden. She was an NHMRC Principal Research Fellow until her appointment to Director of the Robinson Research Institute in October 2013, after 18 years in the NHMRC fellowship scheme.

What are your current research endeavors and/or other academic contributions?

Her research focus is reproduction and development, particularly the role of the immune system in mammalian pregnancy. She strives to advance understanding of the fundamental biology of conception and early development, and to apply this to develop immune-based interventions for managing infertility and pregnancy disorders. She has developed novel products for IVF treatment of recurrent miscarriage, and partners with industry on new strategies to tackle miscarriage, preeclampsia and preterm delivery.