title: IFPA Meeting 2013 Workshop Report II: use of 'omics' in understanding placental development, bioinformatics tools for gene expression analysis, planning and coordination of a placenta research network, placental imaging, evolutionary approaches to understanding pre-eclampsia.
abstract: Workshops are an important part of the IFPA annual meeting as they allow for discussion of specialized topics. At the IFPA meeting 2013 twelve themed workshops were presented, five of which are summarized in this report. These workshops related to various aspects of placental biology but collectively covered areas of new technologies for placenta research: 1) use of 'omics' in understanding placental development and pathologies; 2) bioinformatics and use of omics technologies; 3) planning and coordination of a placenta research network; 4) clinical imaging and pathological outcomes; 5) placental evolution.
authors: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Laboratory of Perinatal Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
authors: W E
authors: WE
authors: Ackerman
authors: Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Adamson
authors: Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
authors: A M
authors: AM
authors: Carter
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Oxford University, Oxford, UK.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Collins
authors: Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Cox
authors: Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
authors: M G
authors: MG
authors: Elliot
authors: Physiology and Experimental Medicine Program Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Ermini
authors: Division Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Division Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department Cellular and Molecular Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Gruslin
authors: Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Medical Genetic, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
authors: P A
authors: PA
authors: Hoodless
authors: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Laboratory of Perinatal Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Huang
authors: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Laboratory of Perinatal Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
authors: D A
authors: DA
authors: Kniss
authors: Centre for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
authors: M R
authors: MR
authors: McGowen
authors: Physiology and Experimental Medicine Program Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department Paediatrics & Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Post
authors: University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Centre for Clinical Diagnostics, Herston, Queensland, Australia.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Rice
authors: Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Child & Family Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Robinson
authors: Magee-Women's Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Sadovsky
authors: Placental Analytics LLC and Institute for Basic Research, New York, NY, USA.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Salafia
authors: University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Centre for Clinical Diagnostics, Herston, Queensland, Australia.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Salomon
authors: Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors: J G
authors: JG
authors: Sled
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sant'Anna Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Todros
authors: Centre for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA;; Perinatology Research Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Detroit, MI, USA.
authors: D E
authors: DE
authors: Wildman
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hackensack University Medical Centre, Hackensack, NJ, USA.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Zamudio
authors: Reproductive and Vascular Biology Group, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Electronic address: gendie.lash@ncl.ac.uk.
authors: G E
authors: GE
authors: Lash
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D019295:Computational Biology / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D006801:Humans; D010920:Placenta / Q000473:pathology*; D010929:Placentation; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy
keywords: Bioinformatics; Placenta research network; Placental evolution; Placental imaging; Placental pathologies; ‘Omics’ technologies