2013
George Scott Worthen, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Genetics of preterm birth
Francesco J. DeMayo, Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Progesterone receptor regulation of gravid myometrium
Amanda L. Lewis, Ph.D.
Washington University
Mucus barrier degradation in bacterial vaginosis-associated preterm birth
Claire Chougnet, Ph.D.
University of Cincinnati
Host-microbe cross-talk and pregnancy outcomes
Katharina Ribbeck, D.Phil., Ph.D.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Properties and functions of cervical mucus associated withpreterm birth
2011
Kjersti M. Aagaard-Tillery, M.D., Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Contributions of maternal-fetal-mitochondrial genome and microbiome interactions to preterm birth
Julie Baker, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Genomic networks that guide trophoblast invasion and disease
Mala S. Mahendroo, Ph.D.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center-Dallas
Assesment of cervical ripening by sodium magnetic resonance imaging
Jeffrey C. Murray, M.D.
University of Iowa
Genomic signatures of gene expression and alternative splicing in preterm birth
Indira Mysorekar, Ph.D.
Washington University
Occult infections in the etiology of preterm birth
2009 (Planning Grants)
Kjersti M. Aagaard-Tillery, M.D., Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Contributions of maternal-fetal-mitochondrial genome and microbiome interactions to preterm birth
Vikki M. Abrahams, Ph.D.
Yale University
The role of placental Nod-like receptors in infection-associated preterm labor
Julie Baker, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Genomic networks that guide trophoblast invasion and disease
Ronald W. Davis, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Unexplained Preterm birth
Michal Elovitz, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Targeting novel pathways in cervical remodeling for predicting prematurity: a combined biomarker and genomics approach
Michael Douglas House, M.D.
Tufts Medical Center
Beyond cervical length: development of a patient-specific model of cervical mechanical function in pregnancy pregnancy
Mala S. Mahendroo, Ph.D.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center-Dallas
Assesment of cervical ripening by sodium magnetic resonance imaging
Jeffrey C. Murray, M.D.
University of Iowa
Genomic signatures of gene expression and alternative splicing in preterm birth
Indira Mysorekar, Ph.D.
Washington University
Occult infections in the etiology of preterm birth
Carl P. Weiner, M.D., M.B.A.
University of Kansas
Initiator-effector gene sets regulating myometrial contractility during term and preterm labor