Thaddeus G. Golos

review 2023

Non-human primate models for understanding the impact of the microbiome on pregnancy and the female reproductive tract†

Biology of reproduction ·doi:10.1093/biolre/ioad042

The microbiome has been shown, or implicated to be involved, in multiple facets of human health and disease, including not only gastrointestinal health but also metabolism, immunity, and neurology. Although the predominant focus of microbio…

review 2021

Non-human Primate Models to Investigate Mechanisms of Infection-Associated Fetal and Pediatric Injury, Teratogenesis and Stillbirth

Frontiers in genetics ·doi:10.3389/fgene.2021.680342

A wide array of pathogens has the potential to injure the fetus and induce teratogenesis, the process by which mutations in fetal somatic cells lead to congenital malformations. Rubella virus was the first infectious disease to be linked to…

other 2012

IFPA Meeting 2012 Workshop Report I: comparative placentation and animal models, advanced techniques in placental histopathology, human pluripotent stem cells as a model for trophoblast differentiation

Placenta ·doi:10.1016/j.placenta.2012.11.006

Workshops are an important part of the IFPA annual meeting as they allow for discussion of specialized topics. At IFPA meeting 2012 there were twelve themed workshops, three of which are summarized in this report. These workshops related to…