title: IFPA Meeting 2012 Workshop Report I: comparative placentation and animal models, advanced techniques in placental histopathology, human pluripotent stem cells as a model for trophoblast differentiation.
abstract: Workshops are an important part of the IFPA annual meeting as they allow for discussion of specialized topics. At IFPA meeting 2012 there were twelve themed workshops, three of which are summarized in this report. These workshops related to various aspects of placental biology but collectively covered areas of models and technical issues involved in placenta research: 1) comparative placentation and animal models; 2) advanced techniques in placental histopathology; 3) human pluripotent stem cells as a model for trophoblast differentiation.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Perinatal Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Ackerman
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: De Mestre
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Golos
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Jeschke
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kusakabe
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Laurent
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Parast
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rutherford
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Soma
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takizawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ui-Tei
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Lash
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D023421:Models, Animal; D010920:Placenta / Q000166:cytology / Q000473:pathology*; D010929:Placentation / Q000502:physiology*; D039904:Pluripotent Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014327:Trophoblasts / Q000502:physiology*