Research Fellow at the University of Auckland | placental biologist focusing on cells of the villus core | flow cytometry enthusiast

Joined January 2018
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Anna Boss retweeted
No big deal, I got to celebrate becoming a Dr. and wear the distinguished floppy hat 😂 I couldn't have done any of this without my amazing supervisors @drjojames Alys Clarke and @ChamleyLarry, my wonderful #JamesLab and wider Chamley/Cree lab families 🥰❤️ #teamplacenta
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10 Dec 2024
Congrats!!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳
Congratulations to @AnanditaU on her PhD graduation today! Great to have her back in NZ to celebrate together 🥳 🥂#sillyhatday @FMHS_UoA
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Anna Boss retweeted
Had a really great two days of placenta fun at the #EPG2024 conference in Hradec Kralove meeting old friends and making new ones! Thank you to @EPG_Placenta for putting on a great conference and for the unexpected award for my presentation 🥳🥳 #placentafamily
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Anna Boss retweeted
Our paper looking at skeletal cell populations in adult human tissue, particularly the periosteum is out in Bone! authors.elsevier.com/sd/arti… We did a large spectral flow panel on matched samples from 21 patients and find that the periosteum looks very different overall from the BM

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31 Aug 2023
Huge congrats on the runner up presentation award at #ACS2023! You smashed it 💪 such a fun conference!
31 Aug 2023
#ACS2023 was a fantastic ride! From presenting our work to contributing on the organizing team, the experience was enriching. Bagging the EMCC runner-up spot was the icing on the cake! Huge thanks to @ACScytometry for this incredible opportunity! 🌟 #FlowCytometry
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Anna Boss retweeted
Amazing first big international meeting for my PhD students - with @AnanditaU taking out a poster presentation award & @cherrysun606 getting a travel award! Strong representation from @ANZPRA1 all round in the poster prize awardees! 🎉🎉 👏👏 #SRI2023
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This is why we must characterise mesenchymal populations robustly before we culture them! @IPLASSociety #centreoftheplacenta
Thought you knew placental mesenchyme? Think again. Our latest @eLife paper identifies 4 distinct subsets in the 1st tri villous core, and considers their different roles in vivo, and which cells give rise to what we know as pMSCs in vitro. @IFPA_Official doi.org/10.7554/eLife.76622
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Anna Boss retweeted
Join us at Raising the Bar on 2 August to hear Anna Brooks talk about Long Covid and what this pandemic has taught us about a number of issues that desperately need attention. rtbevent.com/anna-brooks
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First day back visiting the lab after maternity leave, so excited to get started!! Thanks @drjojames for watching little Chloe 🙏 #womaninscience #jameslab #labgrandma just kidding.
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Anna Boss retweeted
Happy red nose day everyone! Glad to support @CureKidsNZ at school dropoff thismorning. These guys fund important research, including work in my group to help find treatments for fetal growth restriction. Read more here: curekids.org.nz/research/gro…
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I’m so excited to officially be Dr Boss! An amazing day of celebration. Huge thanks to my incredible supervisors @drjojames @DrAnnaNZ @ChamleyLarry and my lab family, I feel so lucky to have you all ❤️❤️❤️
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Anna Boss retweeted
Excited to see our research on the cover of @BloodJournal! Check out our paper on the role of the NMDA receptor in platelet production and function: doi.org/10.1182/blood.202101… Image: cytoskeletal rearrangement of a mouse megakaryocyte cultured on a collagen-functionalised surface

The newest issue of Blood is now available featuring a how I manage pregnancy in women with Glanzmann thrombasthenia loom.ly/8Cbf3_4 #hematology
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11 Dec 2021
Very excited to get this project underway!! Thanks @CureKidsNZ
Replying to @drjojames
Thanks a ton to @CureKidsNZ for making our Friday. Can’t wait to use this to better understand abnormal placental blood vessel function in fetal growth restriction, & explore therapies to help improve this and give babies a better start to life. Kia ora rawa atu for backing us 😊
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24 Nov 2021
Thank you so much @ANZPRA1 @ESASRB I am SO excited!!! Wohooo! A massive thanks to #jameslab @DrAnnaNZ @ChamleyLarry and especially @drjojames for all your support 🥰 Congrats to all the other finalists!
24 Nov 2021
Congratulations to @AnnaBoss100 for taking out the @ANZPRA New Investigator Award at @ESASRB #ESASRBANZBMS
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25 Aug 2021
Published in time to make my lockdown feel productive!
Perivascular MSCs play important roles in angiogenesis and vascular function. During her PhD @AnnaBoss100 discovered ways that MSCs from FGR placentae may contribute to impaired blood vessel growth/function in this disorder. Read more in our new paper: doi.org/10.1530/REP-21-0226
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Anna Boss retweeted
19 Sep 2020
RIP to the Notorious RBG! Leaving a huge legacy behind. #RuthBaderGinsberg #feminist #equality
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Paper published 💪🏼💪🏼 🙌 Media matters! Culture conditions affect mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) purity and phenotype. Get to know your MSCs! doi.org/10.1016/j.placenta.2…

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