title: IFPA meeting 2015 workshop report IV: placenta and obesity; stem cells of the feto-maternal interface; placental immunobiology and infection.
abstract: Workshops are an important part of the IFPA annual meeting as they allow for discussion of specialised topics. At the 2015 IFPA annual meeting there were 12 themed workshops, three of which are summarized in this report. These workshops related to various aspects of placental biology and collectively covered areas of obesity and the placenta, stem cells of the feto-maternal interface, and placental immunobiology and infection.
authors: King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences/King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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authors: MH
authors: Abumaree
authors: King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences/King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Almutairi
authors: School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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authors: S
authors: Cash
authors: Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Australia.
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authors: P
authors: Boeuf
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, FMHS, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors: L W
authors: LW
authors: Chamley
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, FMHS, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
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authors: Gamage
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, FMHS, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors: J L
authors: JL
authors: James
authors: Department of Perinatal Medicine, Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia.
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authors: B
authors: Kalionis
authors: Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.
authors: T Y
authors: TY
authors: Khong
authors: Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Center for Developmental Health, Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
authors: K S
authors: KS
authors: Kolahi
authors: The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Clayton, Australia.
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authors: R
authors: Lim
authors: Department of Perinatal Medicine, Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia; Mercy Perinatal Research Centre, Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Liong
authors: Departments of Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
authors: T K
authors: TK
authors: Morgan
authors: National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Motomura
authors: Centre for Clinical Diagnostics, University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
authors: H N
authors: HN
authors: Peiris
authors: The University of Queensland, UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Experimental Fetal Medicine Group, Herston, Australia.
authors: R A
authors: RA
authors: Pelekanos
authors: Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Pelzer
authors: The University of Queensland, UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Experimental Fetal Medicine Group, Herston, Australia.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Shafiee
authors: Guangzhou Institute of Pediatrics, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, China. Electronic address: gendie.lash@hotmail.com.
authors: G E
authors: GE
authors: Lash
authors: Reproductive Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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authors: Natale
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000378:metabolism*; D010920:Placenta / Q000378:metabolism*; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism*
keywords: Feto-maternal interface; Immunobiology; Infection; Placenta; Stem cells; Trophoblast