Research focus on fertility/infertility, developmental origins of health and disease, epigenetics and stem cell biology.

Joined July 2016
144 Photos and videos
New publication from the Zheng lab. @XLongZheng2
Hot of press: Dr. Liang Zheng from my group reported the preventative and #therapeutic effects of a novel humanized anti-GPIbα Fab fragment in a murine model of #thrombotic #thrombocytopenic #purpura - Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis jthjournal.org/article/S1538…
225
COVER FEATURE! Congratulations to Esteban Dominguez and colleagues for the highlighted research and selection as cover art for the current issue of JCI Insight.
New publication from the Soares Lab: JCI Insight - TFAP2C is a key regulator of intrauterine trophoblast cell invasion and deep hemochorial placentation insight.jci.org/articles/vie… @reganscott @a_mo_irusta
2
3
497
Mikaela Simon received an SRI President’s Presenter’s Award for her project entitled "Activin and FSTL3 Possess Opposing Actions Required for Hemochorial Placentation" @SRIWomensHealth
2
7
364
Madison Shay received a 2025 Biomedical Research Training Program Fellowship Award for her project entitled "Investigating autoantibody-mediated effects on ADAMTS13 in immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura" kumc.edu/brtp.html
1
3
225
Marija Kuna received an Early Career Investigator Award, supported by the NIH and to be presented at the @SRIWomensHealth Meeting in March, for her project entitled "Natriuretic Peptide B Involvement in Hemochorial Placentation and Maternal Adaptations to Pregnancy"
2
4
319
New publication from the @DrXLongZheng lab: A Mutant Complement Factor H (W1183R) Enhances Proteolytic Cleavage of von Willebrand Factor by ADAMTS13 Under Shear @WenjingCaoMDPhD @JTHjournal sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
1
1
444
Lauren Higgins, a Summer KINBRE Scholar and KU undergraduate working in Lane Christenson’s Lab, presented a poster at the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (@ASGSRSpace) conference in San Juan Puerto Rico December 5-8.
4
215
KU Med Institute for Repro & Develop Sciences retweeted
What a week for our program with Savannah Siceloff receiving 3rd place for her poster at the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research in Puerto Rico. I am amazed everyday! @theSMSD @xumis3 @KUMedCenter @ASGSRstudents @smnw_office
2
10
1,020
Savannah Siceloff, a student in the @smsdbiotech program working in Lane Christenson's lab, won third place in the High School division for her poster at the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (@ASGSRSpace) conference in San Juan Puerto Rico December 5-8.
2
188
Mahfuz Adnan received an American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship award for the project entitled "Involvement of DUSP9 in Uteroplacental Vascular Adaptations to Pregnancy". Congratulations Adnan! @AHA_Research
1
4
336
New publication from the Soares Lab: JCI Insight - TFAP2C is a key regulator of intrauterine trophoblast cell invasion and deep hemochorial placentation insight.jci.org/articles/vie… @reganscott @a_mo_irusta

1
3
966
We are very thankful! @BeristainLab @BeristainAG
Thank you Dr. Alexander G. Beristain, PhD, for a fantastic #lecture 'Evaluating regenerative trophoblast systems and deciphering the importance of oxygen in extravillous trophoblast lineage development' #research
2
229