ASCI member Irina Burd, MD, PhD University of Maryland School of Medicine in Journal of Clinical Investigation: Adverse outcomes in SARS-CoV-2–infected pregnant mice are gestational age–dependent and resolve with antiviral treatment: buff.ly/45IdipG #ReproductiveBiology #Therapeutics

💡 Some amazing takeaways from Kjersti Aagaard - “We have made progress in identifying the molecular mechanisms which facilitate maternal-fetal communication & enable adaptation and there is so much more to be learned” #WoM2023 #WorldofMicrobiome #microbialmedicine #microbiomes

Great talks from Kjersti Aagaard & Hall Lab (pic) to kick of the maternal microbiome session World of Microbiome #WoM2023 #Sofia

🤩 Session 4: 🟡Early communication and behaviour are altered by prenatal PGN overexposure. 🟡Intestinal-derived bEVs influence brain health. 🟡FMT is a safe treatment for IBS with high efficacy and durable effects. Kjersti Aagaard KorenLab Roos Vandenbroucke Erin Bolte Rochellys Heijtz

From bacterial cell wall components as signaling molecules in brain development to peptidoglycan storm in fetal brain after antibiotic treatment, excellent talk by Rochellys Heijtz at #WoM2023

So excited to share science with colleagues! Michael J. Kjersti Aagaard

What a nice way to spend time with colleagues and friends at #wom2023. Tim Spector MD (Prof) Hall Lab and co. Science, fun, some Brandy and a missing KorenLab

⁦Ina Schuppe Koistinen⁩ ⁦World of Microbiome⁩ so excited for this talk

Key takeaways Session 9, part 1: 🧬The microbiome may be a testable and modifiable factor in improving reproductive health. 🧬 High risk vaginal microbiota compositions and excessive complement pathway activation is a common feature of preterm delivery. Ina Schuppe Koistinen David MacIntyre

Thanks so much for an amazing conference ⁦World of Microbiome⁩

Brilliant talk about the role of the microbiome in human reproductive health by Ina Schuppe from Karolinska Institutet ⁦Ina Schuppe Koistinen⁩ #WoM2023.

👏 Thank you for joining us at #WoM2023! We hope you enjoyed these 3 amazing days as much as we did. Let us know what your impressions and key takeaways are on social media using #WoM2023. 🤩 ✨ See you in 2024! ✨ #WorldofMicrobiome #microbiomes #microbialmedicine

calling all OB/GYNs! this review is a must read on Sustainability in our field. Time to drastically reduce our carbon footprint. There will be no equity without sustainability. Thank you for writing this Kelly “MIGS Lady” Wright MD @janevandis Jordan Emont MD MPH ScM of Columbia Women's Health Ali Melnyk, MD || The Green GYN

SMFM e-poster wall is now up on the #SMFM24 meeting website! Come browse posters by topic, author or institution before the first in-person session Tuesday.

Chat GPT intersects with MFM! New postgrad ⁦SMFM⁩ course on informatics with great content to bring us into future⁦. #smfm24 #smfm2024

Interesting primate model study linking periconception Metformin use to elevated risk for impaired fetal growth and renal maturation. #SMFM24 Kjersti Aagaard ajog.org/article/S0002-…

The Environmental Health Disparities Centers of Excellence Annual Meeting at the @NIEHS was outstanding. Grateful to make new connections with colleagues that share a passion for environmental justice and health equity From the Labs at Baylor College of Medicine TCHResearchNews BCM-Rice Superfund Research Program

Lost in translation: Cesarean antibiotics & infant microbiome Erin Bolte Kjersti Aagaard highlight work of Trishla Sinha A.Zhernakova assessing if antibiotics given prior to Cesarean disrupted infants’ microbiomes & revealing no meaningful alterations cell.com/cell-host-micr…

Lingering impact: Maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection during early pregnancy... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Happy to have been a part of this and get this one out in the world.