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Karen Forbes @drkarenforbes.bsky.social · Jul 23

Thanks to the sponsors @oni-bio.bsky.social, Analytik & Beckman Coulter Life Sciences and to all attendees, speakers and chairs for making this an excellent event. The future of EV research in the North is bright! 🤩 #NorthernEVNetwork

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Karen Forbes @drkarenforbes.bsky.social · Jul 23

Recently we hosted the inaugural #NorthernEVNetwork meeting @universityofleeds.bsky.social which provided an excellent networking opportunity for EV researchers & highlighted the huge diversity and expertise in #extracellularvesicle research that is being conducted in Northern England.

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Prof Niamh Forde @niamhforde.bsky.social · Jul 11

Great to have @drkarenforbes.bsky.social opening the first Northern EV network meeting @universityofleeds.bsky.social ! Looking forward to a full day of all things #EVs

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Sally Lowell @cellysally.bsky.social · Jun 19

Do you have ideas on how to improve sustainability of scientific conferences and meetings? While still keeping them fun, frutiful, and fulfilling?

Do you want to share your ideas to help inspire positive change?

Do you want to win £250?

Act fast! Essay competition! Deadline TOMORROW!

The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · Jun 19

Enter our essay competition and win £250. Share with us your ideas on how to innovate event organisation to have a lower environmental impact.

Entry deadline: Friday 20 June

Enter now: www.biologists.com/stories/essa...

#Innovation #Sustainability #Environment

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Miguel Branco @brancolab.bsky.social · Jun 13

Trophoblast and endometrial stromal cells fuse?! I had no idea.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40509769/

Syncytin-1 Is Responsible for the Fusion Between Human Trophoblasts and Endometrial Stromal Cells - PubMed

Syncytiotrophoblasts (STs) are multinucleated cells formed by the fusion of trophoblasts and play critical roles in placental development and function. Retrovirus-derived fusogenic proteins, known as ...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Karen Forbes @drkarenforbes.bsky.social · Jun 19

Recent paper from our team investigating endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition in fetoplacental vasculature in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes #pregnancy #placenta #EndMT #reprorocks

physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Endothelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition in the fetoplacental macrovasculature and microvasculature in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes

Abstract figure legend Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β2 and interleukin (IL)-1β induced morphological and molecular changes consistent with endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT) in HUVECs ...

physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Karen Forbes @drkarenforbes.bsky.social · Jun 19

Our latest paper where we modelled in-vivo glucose levels to investigate the impact of diabetes on the placenta, is now out. Congratulations to all co-authors🥳 #diabetes #pregnancy #placenta #glucose

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Physiological glucose levels associated with gestational diabetes impact the human placental transcriptome in an ex vivo model

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) increases the risk of pathological fetal growth, including rates of large-for-gestational age (LGA) infants, which…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Journal of Clinical Investigation @jci.org · May 24

ICYMI: What causes vascular injury in type 2 diabetes?

Aida Collado & team show extracellular vesicles produced by red blood cells are taken up by endothelial cells, leading to impaired vascular relaxation: buff.ly/e4UMYB1

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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · May 23

Fetoplacental extracellular vesicles deliver conceptus-derived antigens to maternal secondary lymphoid tissues for immune recognition @jci-insight.bsky.social
insight.jci.org/articles/vie...

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Karen Forbes @drkarenforbes.bsky.social · May 24

We are delighted to announce that registration for the first Northern EV Network Annual Meeting 2025, in Leeds on Friday 11th July, is now open!

For Registration: eventbrite.com/e/northern-e...

For Abstract Submission-deadline 15th June: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Northern EV Network - Inaugural meeting

The Northern EV Network aims to bring together scientists interested in extracellular vesicle research across the North of England.

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The Loke Centre for Trophoblast Research @loke-ctr.bsky.social · Mar 18

This Friday - last chance to apply! Please spread the word in your networks 📣

forms.office.com/e/kAq9TpwpUh

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Karen Forbes @drkarenforbes.bsky.social · Mar 18

We attended another fab @socendocrinology.bsky.social
BES meeting last wk!
I had the pleasure of delivering the 'What's new' update, we had a great Repro Network session, Abbie & Georgia received highly recommended awards for their posters & made the best endocrine organ at the Quiz🤩 #reprorocks

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Student Network on EVs @snevresearch.bsky.social · Feb 7

Join us on Feb 18th to listen to Dr. Joy Wolfram on recent breakthroughs in EV manufacturing & drug delivery, shaping the future of patient care.

⏰TimeZone: notime.zone/OIRUsoy1fNI9g
🎯Join the SNEV network for FREE: shorturl.at/PBVAL

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Prof Niamh Forde @niamhforde.bsky.social · Jan 8

Well done to our very own @jessicaedgejce on giving a BRILLIANT talk in the @srf_societyuk Post Doc prize session!! 🥳🥳 #reprorocks

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Karen Forbes @drkarenforbes.bsky.social · Jan 3

In our latest article we report striking rates of adverse outcomes in pregnancies complicated by type 2 Diabetes including increased perinatal mortality compared to other types of diabetes in pregnancy. www.ajog.org/article/S000...

Pregnancy Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) now accounts for the majority of pre-existing diabetes affecting pregnancy in the UK. Our aim was to determine its impact on pregnancy outcomes compared to type 1 diabetes (T1D), gestational diabetes (GDM) and non-diabetes pregnancies.

www.ajog.org

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Prof Niamh Forde @niamhforde.bsky.social · Dec 22

Looking for some festive reading? Check out our new paper on developing a bovine endometrial organoid model. Congrats to Jess, Olga, Haidee, Sam, Gianluca Elena Virgínia, Karen, Mary & Pete #reprorocks 🥳🥳 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Bovine endometrial organoids: A new tool to study conceptus-maternal interactions in mammals

In cattle, communication between endometrium and conceptus during the peri-implantation period is crucial for successful pregnancy. Understanding these interactions is vital as most early pregnancy lo...

www.biorxiv.org

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David MacIntyre @dmacintyre.bsky.social · Dec 18

I'm hiring! Exciting role for researcher with experience in multiomics data integration/systems modelling, and passion for women's health research. Initial contract for 3 years. Great opportunity to join our team @robsinstitute.bsky.social. Please share.

careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/51...

Come and celebrate our 150th year. Explore our events, our history, and the foundation we’ve built for the future.

careers.adelaide.edu.au

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · Dec 12

A potential new mRNA-based therapy for pre-eclampsia is demonstrated in a mouse study published in Nature. The method involves targeted delivery of mRNA to the placenta to restore normal maternal blood pressure and improve foetal health. 🧪

Placenta-tropic VEGF mRNA lipid nanoparticles ameliorate murine pre-eclampsia - Nature

A platform for mRNA lipid nanoparticle delivery to the placenta to treat pre-eclampsia is shown to improve fetal and maternal health in mice and has potential clinical applications in obstetric disorders and women's health.

go.nature.com

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Prof Claire Hills @chillslincoln79.bsky.social · Nov 26

Worldwide trends in diabetes prevalence and treatment from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 1108 population-representative studies with 141 million participants 👩‍🔬🔬🥼 #Diabetes #Type1diabetes #Type2diabetes #MedSky #Lancet
Full details 👇
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Worldwide trends in diabetes prevalence and treatment from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 1108 population-representative studies with 141 million participants

In most countries, especially in low-income and middle-income countries, diabetes treatment has not increased at all or has not increased sufficiently in comparison with the rise in prevalence. The bu...

www.thelancet.com

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Karen Forbes @drkarenforbes.bsky.social · Nov 17

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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · Nov 17

The source of the wonderful,,

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Just search for the kinds of followers you'd like to pop up in your feed, open the Starter Pack that looks good & use the 'Follow All' button to do as the name suggests! Next, search for more!
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Mubashar “Mubs” Iqbal @mubashariqbal.com · Nov 11

Starter packs are genius, but I was surprised there wasn't a list of them for people to find.

So I built it:
blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...

The website monitors the packs being shared and adds the ones it finds to the database.

Missed your stater pack? Message me and I'll get it added.