ABOUT THE EVENT
The C.S. Mott Center at Wayne State University was established in 1973 to promote research relating to pregnancy and children’s health with focus on obstetric medicine, reproductive immunology, preterm birth and perinatal biology. As we celebrate our 50th year, we are holding one day symposium in the area Prenatal Medicine on November 16. The program in collaboration with Wayne State University, University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Henry Ford Health Systems will showcase a combination of basic science, translational and clinical talks as well as a session in the area of pregnancy, infectious diseases and preterm birth. We will have close the symposium with a live-stream Q&A geared for the general public to interact with a panel of experts that will include the speakers.
Participants can join us in-person at the CS Mott Center for Human Growth and Development or from anywhere virtually on Thursday, November 16, 2023.
SPEAKERS
Keynote Speaker:
Ahizechukwu C. Eke, M.D., Ph.D., MPH,
Director of Research and Maternal fetal medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
“How effective is vaginal progesterone at preventing preterm delivery in women with a history of spontaneous preterm birth and a singleton pregnancy?”
Gil G. Mor, M.D., Ph.D.
John M. Malone Jr. MD, Endowed Chair of Women’s Health Research
Science Director, The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development
Associate (Vice) Chair for Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Wayne State University School of Medicine
Jay Ramadoss, Ph.D.
Professor, OB/GYN and Physiology
Director, Pregnancy and Environment Division,
The C.S. Mott center for Human Growth and Development
“Impact of E-Cigarette Vaping Aerosol Exposure in Pregnancy on Fetal Adaptations”
Jiahui Ding, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine
“Sex dimorphism of placenta and its response to exposome”
Asgi T. Fazleabas, Ph.D.
Distinguished University Professor. MSU Foundation Professor
Associate Chair of Research of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Michigan State University, Grand Rapids
“Models for embryo implantation and decidualization: a role for NOTCH”
Jennifer Condon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development
Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine
“Resolving Inflammation During Pregnancy”
Marta Rodriguez-Garcia, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine
“Understanding HIV Infection in the Female Reproductive Tract”
Jennifer E. Johnson, Ph.D.
C.S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health
Professor of OBGYN, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Michigan State University
“Implementation science for maternal health equity.”
Eduardo Villamor, M.D., DrPH, MPH
Professor, Department of Epidemiology
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
“Intergenerational effects of maternal obesity on offspring and grandoffspring perinatal outcomes”
Kevin Theis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology
Wayne State University School of Medicine
“The vaginal micro-immuno environment and preterm birth”