We are very thankful! Beristain Lab Alexander Beristain

Jeff McDermott, Gustavo Blanco and collaborators have a new publication: Molecular Structure of the Na+,K+-ATPase α4β1 Isoform in Its Ouabain-Bound Conformation mdpi.com/3047880 #mdpiijms via IJMS MDPI

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/view/… Regan Scott Ayelen Moreno Irusta

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! SM School District xumis KU Medical Center ASGSR Students SMNW Office

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

Savannah Siceloff, a student in the Ph.Lee - Biotechnology 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 (ASGSR) conference in San Juan Puerto Rico December 5-8.

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 (ASGSR) conference in San Juan Puerto Rico December 5-8.

New article from Vargheese Chennathukuzhi lab "Loss of PRICKLE1 leads to subfertility, aberrant extracellular matrix, and abnormal myometrial architecture in mice" doi.org/10.1530/REP-24…

New publication from Ning Wang, Xiaoyu Zhang, and collaborators: Lactylation of tau in human Alzheimer's disease brains - Alzheimer's & Dementia alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/al…

New publication from the X. Long Zheng, MD, PhD lab: A Mutant Complement Factor H (W1183R) Enhances Proteolytic Cleavage of von Willebrand Factor by ADAMTS13 Under Shear Wenjing Cao JTH sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New publication from X. Long Zheng, MD, PhD and collaborators: "ABO incompatibility and component irradiation are independently associated with platelet transfusion reaction rate" - Transfusion onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tr…

New publication from Praveen Chakravarthi, Pat Fields, MA Karim Rumi, and collaborators: "Altered Expression of Epigenetic and Transcriptional Regulators in ERβ Knockout Rat Ovaries During Postnatal Development" mdpi.com/3138180 #mdpiijms via IJMS MDPI

Marija Kuna received an Early Career Investigator Award, supported by the NIH and to be presented at the SRI Meeting in March, for her project entitled "Natriuretic Peptide B Involvement in Hemochorial Placentation and Maternal Adaptations to Pregnancy"

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

Mikaela Simon received an SRI President’s Presenter’s Award for her project entitled "Activin and FSTL3 Possess Opposing Actions Required for Hemochorial Placentation" SRI

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 from Vargheese Chennathukuzhi lab: Loss of PRICKLE1 leads to abnormal endometrial epithelial architecture, decreased embryo implantation, and reduced fertility in mice PNAS Nexus academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/arti…

New Publication! "mRNA Transcript Variants Expressed in Mammalian Cells" Yashica Sharma, Kevin Vo, Sharmin Shila, Anohita Paul, Vinesh Dahiya, Patrick E. Fields, M.A. Karim Rumi mdpi.com/3154928 IJMS MDPI

New publication from Ning Wang, Xiaoyu Zhang and Wan Liu: Dynamic changes in histone lysine lactylation during meiosis prophase I in mouse spermatogenesis | PNAS pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

New publication from the Zheng lab. Zheng Laboratory