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Perrie O'TierneyGinn @PerrieO

Scientist, Mother, Star Wars enthusiast. I study the effect of maternal #nutrition on #placental function and #fetal growth. Follow our lab @PlacentaSci

Joined February 2011
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So excited about this important expansion of our mission!! 🔬🧑🏽‍🔬
Tufts Medical Center@TuftsMedicalCtr
17 Mar 2025
The Mother Infant Research Institute is now the Woman, Mother Baby Research Institute, a new name to reflect our expanded focus on women's health across all life stages. Learn more: tuftsmedicine.org/research-c… #TuftsMedicine @PerrieO @yenelizabethmd
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Our lab @PlacentaSci is hiring!! Interested in how #placental #miRNA affect maternal metabolism at the cellular level?? 🧬 Apply here 👇🏻tuftsmedicine.wd1.myworkdayj…
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Excited to share this report of our meeting at @TuftsNutrition where a multidisciplinary group from around the world gathered to discuss evidence and evidence gaps regarding the relationships of food and #nutrition with autism. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

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Better link here: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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📢New paper from #MIRI Investigator, Dr. Mike House: Cerclage prevents ascending intrauterine infection in #pregnant mice - American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(… @TuftsMedicalCtr @TuftsMCResearch
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Congratulations to the incredible @yenelizabethmd for receiving the award for best publication in Pediatrics for @PerinatResSoc Assoc member!!! 👏🧬@TuftsMCResearch #MIRI
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Here's a link to her award winning paper: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3628… 🧬

Sex-specific inflammatory and white matter effects of prenatal opioid exposure: a pilot study -...

Opioid-exposed neonates are at risk for punctate T1 white matter hyperintensity (WMH). Females carry a greater propensity for WMH. Salivary transcriptomic data showed significantly higher expression...

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I was incredibly honored to receive the Liley Award and have the opportunity to share our work @PerinatResSoc meeting today in beautiful Park City, UT. @TuftsMCResearch
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Wouldn't be here without the support and collaboration of so many. @EdlowLab @tomokokt @TaysirMahmoud @Ai_Rasool @Fer_alvafl @bgmayd
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#TuftsWiMS @TuftsMedicalCtr is an incredible community I've been so fortunate to be part of. @yenelizabethmd @DrTrzcinka @MichRichPharmD
Tufts Medical Center@TuftsMedicalCtr
28 Sep 2023
Our Women in Medicine and Science Committee met last night for a "Pearls of Wisdom" #WomenInMedicineMonth event. We honor the women physicians, scientists, residents, fellows and med students who lead with purpose and inspire those around them every day. #TuftsWiMS
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Check out my Mother Infant Research Institute colleague @JuanGnecco4 's new work on endometrial organoids!! #tufts #MIRI
Juan S. Gnecco@JuanGnecco4
11 Aug 2023
So glad to finally see this out! This took a village (#endoteam), and we had fun while doing so. Thanks to @LindaGGriffith1 for creating a sandbox for us to play in.
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Juan S. Gnecco@JuanGnecco4
11 Aug 2023
Wooo. Look at that Cell Med cover! Thanks @CellPressNews
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@MedCellPress
11 Aug 2023
New issue! With articles on #diabetes and #cardiovascular disease, #artificialintelligence in glioma pathology, scaffolds for nerve generation and an #organoid model of the human #endometrium cell.com/issue/S2666-6340(22…
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A fantastic summer intern appreciation day at the Tufts Mother Infant Research Institute!! So lucky to work with this wonderful group of budding scientists. 👏👏👏🧬🔬
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@yenelizabethmd @tomokokt
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The Mother Infant Research Institute at Tufts Medical Center has a #faculty position opening! 🧬🔬🩺 Apply here if you're interested in joining our collaborative multidisciplinary team in Boston: tuftsmedicine.wd1.myworkdayj… @PlacentaSci @PerinatResSoc @SRIWomensHealth

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End of an era! I was one of Kent's 23 postdocs and will always treasure the years spent in the Thornburg lab. This is a wonderful tribute to his work. 🔬 news.ohsu.edu/2023/05/22/ken…

Kent Thornburg, Ph.D., steps back after 50 years at OHSU

Leadership changes announced for Moore Institute, Center for Developmental Health and KCVI.

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Highlighting my MIRI colleague's awesome work on the Role of Systemic Racism in Obstetric and Neonatal Outcomes - supported by a #BIRCWH award @TuftsMCResearch : tuftsmedicalcenter.org/News-…
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I'm delighted and honoured to share this news!!
Tufts Medical Center@TuftsMedicalCtr
27 Apr 2023
Congratulations to Perrie O'Tierney-Ginn, PhD (@PerrieO) on being named permanent Executive Director of the Mother Infant Research Institute (MIRI) at Tufts Medical Center. Read more: tuftsmedicalcenter.org/News-… #TuftsMedicine
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Tufts Medical Center Research@TuftsMCResearch
14 Nov 2022
This study demonstrates that maternal obesity impacts placental lipid metabolism as early as 7 weeks of gestation. Read here --> nature.com/articles/s41598-0… #TuftsMedicine @TuftsMedicalCtr @PerrieO
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Excited to share our latest work showing that obesity impacts placental lipid metabolism as early as 7 weeks gestation. @Ai_Rasool @bgmayd @tomokokt @PlacentaSci Read here: nature.com/articles/s41598-0…

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