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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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Professor Mary J O'Connell @evol-molly.bsky.social · Jun 30

How did mammal placental diversity evolve? miRNAs play a significant role - indeed their repertoire is predictive of phenotype. Congrats to all: esp 1st author @jfennbio.bsky.social & all in @niamhforde.bsky.social group. Thanks to @ukri.org and @leverhulme.ac.uk. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Mammal placental phenotypes are predictable from microRNA repertoires.

Despite >100 million years of mammal diversification, similar placental morphologies have independently evolved multiple times, presenting a long-standing evolutionary puzzle: what genetic mechanisms ...

www.biorxiv.org

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ReproNorth @repronorth.bsky.social · May 22

Tomorrow at 12pm Lizzie Mann from University of Manchester will present their work ‘Dual roles of uterine monocytes regulate tissue integrity throughout reproductive cycles’.

Please email us to be added to the mailing list and invites- [email protected]

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Prof Niamh Forde @niamhforde.bsky.social · May 14

Congratulations 🥳

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ReproNorth @repronorth.bsky.social · Apr 24

Join us tomorrow at 1pm for our first ECR seminar.

Our first speakers are Delanyo Kpeglo talking about developing an endometrium-on-a-chip model and Mary Ali Oliver talking on investigating the actions of IL-6 and LIF during embryo development.

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Prof Niamh Forde @niamhforde.bsky.social · Apr 7

MASSIVE congratulations to Dr @haideetinning.bsky.social on her newest publication from her PhD Using a microfluidic approach to understand conceptus-endometirum interaction #reprorocks academic.oup.com/biolreprod/a...

A bovine 3D endometrium-on-a-chip reveals the role of conceptus-derived factors CAPG and PDI in conceptus-endometrial communication

We have developed an in vitro 3D bovine endometrium-on-a-chip system comprising both primary stromal cells under static conditions and epithelial cells und

academic.oup.com

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Prof Niamh Forde @niamhforde.bsky.social · Apr 1

What a fantastic start to our @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded sample collection. Very lucky to be part of such a wonderful team #reprorocks @evol-molly.bsky.social @parisa-noohi.bsky.social @jessicacedge.bsky.social @haideetinning.bsky.social

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ReproNorth @repronorth.bsky.social · Mar 28

Join us *today* for our first ReproNorth seminar @1pm on Teams.
Speaker: Masaki Kinoshita, University of Nottingham
Title: Dissection of Pluripotency Continuum

To join the ReproNorth mailing list please email [email protected].

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Prof Niamh Forde @niamhforde.bsky.social · Mar 17

Lá Fhéile Pádraig shona dhaoibh. In lieu of not being at home to celebrate enjoy some pictures of #galway - I’ll be celebrating by having the most wonderful of Irish culinary delights for my lunch today - a tayto sandwich

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

@parisa-noohi.bsky.social may be of interest

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Prof Niamh Forde @niamhforde.bsky.social · Feb 20

Our review paper is finally out - MASSIVE well done to all the authors on this it was a collaborative lab effort! Congrats Olga, Jess, Zenab, Haidee and special shout out to Sam for our puntastic title!! www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... #reprorocks

Ruminating on Bovine Implantation: Its Importance in Fertility, Food Production, Conservation, and Health | Annual Reviews

Implantation in cattle is a key developmental checkpoint for pregnancy success. It involves careful spatiotemporal changes to the transcriptional landscape of the endometrium, with the heterogeneous n...

www.annualreviews.org

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Prof Niamh Forde @niamhforde.bsky.social · Feb 18

Had a BRILLIANT time on Friday evening chatting about all things uterus for @srfsocietyuk.bsky.social Bits ‘n Bobs outreach event @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social MASSIVE congrats to all organisers and helpers but particularly to @drerinwill.bsky.social, Agnes & @rodtmitchell.bsky.social #reprorocks

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Stephen Curry @scurry.bsky.social · Feb 11

Members of the U.K. and international scientific community are invited to sign to show their support: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Open letter to the President of the Royal Society – time to stand up for your values

If you wish to show your support for the letter below regarding apparent inaction by the Royal Society in the face of breaches of its code of conduct by Elon Musk FRS, please sign below. I invite anyo...

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

On #internationalwomeninscienceday want to thank & celebrate the BRILLIANT women I get to work with in my group, collaborators, societies, & friends. Trying to make an inclusive community - more important now w/ current attacks on #DEI and women’s repro health rights -keep up the fight #reprorocks 🤩

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

Catastrophic - like so many things lately

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

I love this about Brissie airport! Would be brilliant to have it in more airports (also, safe travels!)

Prof Niamh Forde @niamhforde.bsky.social · Feb 6

Wonderful evening @universityofleeds.bsky.social listening to the inspiring @bbcbreakfast.bsky.social @bbc5live.bsky.social #NagaManchetti delivering the Bacon Lecture speaking on #womenshealthinequalities more important now than ever to have people speaking up for this #reprosky

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · Feb 5

This is a good if terrifying summary of Trump’s war on science

www.science.org/content/blog...

What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF

www.science.org

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Barbara Nicol @docteurbarb.bsky.social · Feb 3

Next SSR Rising Stars Webinar is on 2/19/2025, at 5:00 PM ET!
Hear from emerging leaders in reproductive science, Tessa Lord and Kathryn Grive, as they share their latest research.
Registration is free and open to all!
Register now:
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Rising Star Webinar 2.19. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

us02web.zoom.us

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Prof Niamh Forde @niamhforde.bsky.social · Feb 2

This seems all kinds of horrific

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Prof Niamh Forde @niamhforde.bsky.social · Jan 28

SRF PRESENTS: BITS & BOBS - THE ANATOMY OF SEX
@ Anatomical Museum, @ University Edinburgh where we delve into the fascinating world of reproductive anatomy. Interactive activity stations, flash talks (myself included!). Find out why #reprorocks Free tickets:
www.eventbrite.com/e/srf-presen...

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Prof Niamh Forde @niamhforde.bsky.social · Jan 16

New @bioxrivpreprint paper from our group: A conserved microRNA #miR-185 & potential function in implantation Congrats to all authors & (not all on here) including Bill, @jessicaedgejce @HaideeTinning @emmafromthelab @crustymcrusty @Evol_Molly www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #reprorocks

An evolutionarily conserved microRNA, miR-185, regulates key pathways that may contribute to implantation failure.

Recurrent implantation failure (RIF) is defined after three or more good quality embryo transfers following in vitro fertilisation without a successful pregnancy outcome. Many factors contribute to RI...

www.biorxiv.org

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Prof Niamh Forde @niamhforde.bsky.social · Jan 13

From SRF in the other place “🌍 Exciting News from the Society for Reproduction and Fertility! 🌟

Our first educational e-book: "Reproduction in a Changing World".

📥 Download it now for FREE and stay informed about the fascinating world of reproduction! srf-reproduction.org/srf-e-book/

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Prof Niamh Forde @niamhforde.bsky.social · Jan 12

Wonderful week @Fertility2025 sad to be rotating off @srf_societyuk council but brilliant week of science & laughs, with friends old and new!! MASSIVE shout out to group members @jessicaedgejce Zenab, Sam, & @HaideeTinning for their brilliant presentations !! 🧬 💃 #reprorocks

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