title: IFPA meeting 2016 workshop report I: Genomic communication, bioinformatics, trophoblast biology and transport systems.
abstract: Workshops are an important part of the IFPA annual meeting as they allow for discussion of specialized topics. At IFPA meeting 2016 there were twelve themed workshops, four of which are summarized in this report. These workshops covered innovative technologies applied to new and traditional areas of placental research: 1) genomic communication; 2) bioinformatics; 3) trophoblast biology and pathology; 4) placental transport systems.
authors.affiliation: University of Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Christiane
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Albrecht
authors.affiliation: Stanford University School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Julie C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Cassidy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Blundell
authors.affiliation: Oregon Health and Science University, Oregon, USA.
authors.forename: Shawn L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Chavez
authors.affiliation: Oregon Health and Science University, Oregon, USA.
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Carbone
authors.affiliation: University of Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chamley
authors.affiliation: Stanford University School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Roberta L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Hannibal
authors.affiliation: Hackensack University Medical Center, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Illsley
authors.affiliation: Oregon Health and Science University, Oregon, USA.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kurre
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Diego, USA.
authors.forename: Louise C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Laurent
authors.affiliation: University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McKenzie
authors.affiliation: University of Jena, Germany.
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morales-Prieto
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Priyadarshini
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pantham
authors.affiliation: Institute for Systems Biology, USA.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paquette
authors.affiliation: University of Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Katie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.affiliation: Institute for Systems Biology, USA.
authors.forename: Nathan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Price
authors.affiliation: North Carolina State University, USA.
authors.forename: Balaji M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.affiliation: Magee-Women's Research Institute, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Yoel
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sadovsky
authors.affiliation: University of Queensland, QLD Australia.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Salomon
authors.affiliation: Iowa State University, IA, USA.
authors.forename: Geetu
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tuteja
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: Samantha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.affiliation: Center for Reproductive Health, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA. Electronic address: poginn@metrohealth.org.
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: O'Tierney-Ginn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D019295:Computational Biology / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D019175:DNA Methylation; D059472:Exome; D005260:Female; D023281:Genomics / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D010920:Placenta / Q000166:cytology / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012958:Societies, Scientific; D014327:Trophoblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology
keywords: Bioinformatics; DNA methylation; Exosomes; OMICS; Transport; Trophoblast