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MODCAST — 36 episodes

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Dr. Thomas Jansson on the Placenta and Fetal Growth

2

Dr. Leonard Zon on the Secrets of the Zebrafish

3

Dr. Tomiko Oskotsky on the Big Moment for March of Dimes Data

4

Dr. Rupsa Boelig on Aspirin Dosing for High-Risk Pregnant Women

5

Dr. Ramkumar Menon on the New Texas Collaborative Prematurity Research Center

6

Dr. Catherine Spong on the New Texas Collaborative Prematurity Research Center

7

Dr. Lynne Sykes on A New Link Between Blood Type and Preterm Birth

8

Dr. Wendy Kuohung on Finding New Medicines to Treat Preeclampsia

9

Dr. Sindhu Srinivas and Alexia Doumbouya on a Trial Testing the Impact of Doulas

10

Dr. Lars Bode on the Untapped Potential of Human Milk

11

Prof. Dennis Lo on the Invention of Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT)

12

Dr. Tony Capra and Dr. Marina Sirota on the Mystery of Spontaneous Preterm Birth

13

Dr. Diana Bianchi on Detecting Maternal Cancer with Cell-Free DNA

14

Dr. Kimberly O’Brien on the Secret Life of Iron in Pregnancy

15

Dr. Phillip Bennett on Testing Probiotics to Reduce Preterm Birth Risk: A New Clinical Trial

16

Dr. Jamie Lo and Dr. Adam Crosland on Substance Use in Pregnancy

17

Dr. Victor Ambros and Dr. Gary Ruvkun on the Discovery of microRNA and More

18

Dr. Emre Seli and Jonathan Cherry on the 2024 Year in (Research) Review

19

Dr. Sam Mesiano on the Enzyme Discovery that Could Revive Progesterone Therapy for Preterm Birth

20

Dr. Alexiane Decout and Dr. David MacIntyre on the Protective Power of a Good Vaginal Microbiome

21

Jonathan Cherry on March of Dimes Research Grants and Awards

22

Dr. Sarah England and Dr. Nima Aghaeepour on How Sleep and Movement May Lower Preterm Birth Risk

23

March of Dimes' 2024 Basil O'Connor Award Winners Dr. Enninga and Dr. Murray Horwitz on Cell Free (cf) Fetal DNA as Labor Trigger, Barriers to Postpartum Heart Health

24

Dr. Alan Flake on the Artificial Womb, Fetal Surgery, and Stem Cell Therapy

25

Dr. Brice Gaudillière on Separating the Signal from the Noise: A Novel Biomarker Identification Model for Preterm Birth and Preeclampsia

26

Dr. Marisa Bartolomei on Imprinted Genes, Epigenetic Mutations and Developmental Disorders

27

Dr. Jonas Miller on Unlocking the Connection of Maternal Stress and Child Brain Function

28

Dr. Tim Hand on Breastmilk Antibodies and Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)

29

March of Dimes President Dr. Elizabeth Cherot on the Innovation Fund

30

Dr. Lynne Sykes on Understanding the Links Between Vaginal Microbiome and Preterm Birth

31

Dr. Jay Greenspan and Dr. Liz Foglia on Hot Topics in Neonatology 2023 Conference Preview

32

Dr. Nima Aghaeepour on Predicting Neonatal Complications with Machine Learning (AI)

33

Prof. David MacIntyre on Microbiome, Inflammation and Targeted Diagnostics for Preterm Birth Risk

34

Dr. Mira Moufarrej on Predicting Preeclampsia so We Can Prevent It

35

Dr. Marina Sirota et al. on Big Data Analysis and Preterm Birth Risk Prediction

36

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