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R Lewis - Nanoscale three-dimensional imaging of the placenta

Project overview

This project is using novel 3D imaging approaches to explore the diversity of placental structures across species. The placenta is essential for successful reproduction and the differences in placental structure reflect different environments. With changing global environment it is more important than ever to understand how environment affects reproductive success and how different species have adapted to ensure their survival.

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor Rohan Lewis PhD, FTPS

Prof of Placental&Integrative Physiology
Other researchers

Dr Neil J. Gostling BSc PhD FLS

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Palaeobiology
  • Molecular Biology

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Ecology and Evolution

The Ecology and Evolution research group covers the interactions of species with their environment.

Research outputs

Placental evolution from a three-dimensional and multiscale structural perspective
Davis Laundon,
Neil J. Gostling,
Bram G. Sengers,
Pascale Chavatte-Palmer,
& Rohan M. Lewis
, 2023 , Evolution , 78 (1) , 13--25
DOI: 10.1093/evolut/qpad209
Type: article
Pericytes on placental capillaries in terminal villi preferentially cover endothelial junctions in regions furthest away from the trophoblast
Shelley E. Harris,
Kate S.H. Matthews,
Eleni Palaiologou,
Stanimir A. Tashev,
Emma M. Lofthouse,
Jennifer Pearson-Farr,
Patricia Goggin,
David S. Chatelet,
David A. Johnston,
Maaike SA Jongen,
Anton M. Page,
Jane K. Cleal,
& Rohan M. Lewis
, 2021 , Placenta , 104 , 1--7
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2020.10.032
Type: article
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