title: IFPA meeting 2016 workshop report II: Placental imaging, placenta and development of other organs, sexual dimorphism in placental function and trophoblast cell lines.
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 addressed challenges, strengths and limitations of techniques and model systems for studying the placenta, as well as future directions for the following areas of placental research: 1) placental imaging; 2) sexual dimorphism; 3) placenta and development of other organs; 4) trophoblast cell lines.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Adibi
authors.affiliation: University of Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: Graham J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Burton
authors.affiliation: Mater Research and Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Vicki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Clifton
authors.affiliation: University of Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.affiliation: Oregon Health & Science University, Oregon, USA.
authors.forename: Antonio E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Frias
authors.affiliation: Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway.
authors.forename: Lobke
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gierman
authors.affiliation: Oregon Health & Science University, Oregon, USA.
authors.forename: Peta
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grigsby
authors.affiliation: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: University of Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Oregon Health & Science University, Oregon, USA.
authors.forename: Alina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maloyan
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Jena, Germany.
authors.forename: Udo R
authors.initials: UR
authors.lastname: Markert
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Jena, Germany.
authors.forename: Diana M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Morales-Prieto
authors.affiliation: Monash University, Australia.
authors.forename: Padma
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Murthi
authors.affiliation: Oregon Health & Science University, Oregon, USA.
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Myatt
authors.affiliation: University of Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Jurgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pollheimer
authors.affiliation: Oregon Health & Science University, Oregon, USA.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.affiliation: Placental Analytics, LLC; Institute for Basic Research, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Salafia
authors.affiliation: Oregon Health & Science University, Oregon, USA.
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schabel
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sled
authors.affiliation: Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique-Institut Armand Frappier, Université du Québec, Laval, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vaillancourt
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Jena, Germany.
authors.forename: Maja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.affiliation: Center for Reproductive Health, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA. Electronic address: poginn@metrohealth.org.
authors.forename: Perrie F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: O'Tierney-Ginn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D002460:Cell Line; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies; D008297:Male; D038081:Organogenesis; D010920:Placenta / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010929:Placentation; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012958:Societies, Scientific; D014327:Trophoblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology
keywords: Imaging; Placenta; Sexual dimorphism; Trophoblast