A/Prof Lana McClements
@lanamcclements.bsky.social
Associate Professor & Heart Foundation Future Fellow, Women in Stem Advocate
#maternalhealth #placenta #organoids #cardio-obstetrics #cardiovasculardisease #biomarkers #preeclampsia
#maternalhealth #placenta #organoids #cardio-obstetrics #cardiovasculardisease #biomarkers #preeclampsia
Very grateful to be funded by @heartfoundationau.bsky.social to develop a new treatment for peripheral artery disease with collaborators The Heart Research Institute, University of Newcastle and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 🙏
@UTS
@UTS
Congratulations to our 2025 Heart Foundation funded researchers, who will share in $13.7 million to support 67 new cardiovascular research projects across Australia. 👏
Find out more about our newly funded researchers and their groundbreaking work. www.heartfoundation.org.au/research?&ut...
Find out more about our newly funded researchers and their groundbreaking work. www.heartfoundation.org.au/research?&ut...
October 27, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Very grateful to be funded by @heartfoundationau.bsky.social to develop a new treatment for peripheral artery disease with collaborators The Heart Research Institute, University of Newcastle and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 🙏
@UTS
@UTS
Very proud of my PhD students:
Fatemeh Heidari - Society for Reproductive Biology Hudson award finalist 🥳 - super hard working PhD student!
Ananya Raman @anzpra1.bsky.social New Investigator Award finalist 💫
Ashley Bannister - first time presenting at a conference 👏
#preeclampsia
#placenta
Fatemeh Heidari - Society for Reproductive Biology Hudson award finalist 🥳 - super hard working PhD student!
Ananya Raman @anzpra1.bsky.social New Investigator Award finalist 💫
Ashley Bannister - first time presenting at a conference 👏
#preeclampsia
#placenta
October 20, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Very proud of my PhD students:
Fatemeh Heidari - Society for Reproductive Biology Hudson award finalist 🥳 - super hard working PhD student!
Ananya Raman @anzpra1.bsky.social New Investigator Award finalist 💫
Ashley Bannister - first time presenting at a conference 👏
#preeclampsia
#placenta
Fatemeh Heidari - Society for Reproductive Biology Hudson award finalist 🥳 - super hard working PhD student!
Ananya Raman @anzpra1.bsky.social New Investigator Award finalist 💫
Ashley Bannister - first time presenting at a conference 👏
#preeclampsia
#placenta
Reposted by A/Prof Lana McClements
New in Nature Communications! Researchers @clairerich.bsky.social and @lanamcclements.bsky.social used @10xgenomics.bsky.social single-cell technology to reveal how matrix composition drives trophoblast differentiation in 3D placental organoids
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SingleCell #Organoids
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SingleCell #Organoids
October 17, 2025 at 5:27 AM
New in Nature Communications! Researchers @clairerich.bsky.social and @lanamcclements.bsky.social used @10xgenomics.bsky.social single-cell technology to reveal how matrix composition drives trophoblast differentiation in 3D placental organoids
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SingleCell #Organoids
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SingleCell #Organoids
Reposted by A/Prof Lana McClements
"Animal placentas are often distinct from human ones, so studying them is of limited use," leaving pregnancy researchers in the dark. But now, @utsengage.bsky.social scientists have developed a critical research tool: bioprinted human placental #organoids. 🧪
theconversation.com/3d-printed-m...
theconversation.com/3d-printed-m...
3D printed mini-placentas offer a new way to study pregnancy complications
‘Placental organoids’ may help research into the early stages of pregnancy and life-threatening conditions like preeclampsia.
theconversation.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"Animal placentas are often distinct from human ones, so studying them is of limited use," leaving pregnancy researchers in the dark. But now, @utsengage.bsky.social scientists have developed a critical research tool: bioprinted human placental #organoids. 🧪
theconversation.com/3d-printed-m...
theconversation.com/3d-printed-m...
Reposted by A/Prof Lana McClements
In this @springernature.com blog, @lanamcclements.bsky.social & @clairerich.bsky.social explain how they overcame the confounding variability of animal-derived #biomaterials with Inventia's culture platform, enabling more control & reproducibility.
communities.springernature.com/posts/design...
communities.springernature.com/posts/design...
Designer homes for mini-placentas: A bioprinted solution
Mini placentas can be grown in the lab to study pregnancy and complications like preeclampsia. Using 3D printing technology, we have bioprinted the first placental organoids and studied the impact of ...
communities.springernature.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
In this @springernature.com blog, @lanamcclements.bsky.social & @clairerich.bsky.social explain how they overcame the confounding variability of animal-derived #biomaterials with Inventia's culture platform, enabling more control & reproducibility.
communities.springernature.com/posts/design...
communities.springernature.com/posts/design...
Reposted by A/Prof Lana McClements
🎤 Calling all early-career placenta researchers!
The SRB-ANZPRA New Investigator Award is open for submissions.
If you’re presenting at #SRB2025 & meet the criteria, tick the ANZPRA box when submitting!
🔗 www.anzpra.org/membership-r...
#placenta #reproresearch
The SRB-ANZPRA New Investigator Award is open for submissions.
If you’re presenting at #SRB2025 & meet the criteria, tick the ANZPRA box when submitting!
🔗 www.anzpra.org/membership-r...
#placenta #reproresearch
Membership Registration | anzpra
www.anzpra.org
June 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
🎤 Calling all early-career placenta researchers!
The SRB-ANZPRA New Investigator Award is open for submissions.
If you’re presenting at #SRB2025 & meet the criteria, tick the ANZPRA box when submitting!
🔗 www.anzpra.org/membership-r...
#placenta #reproresearch
The SRB-ANZPRA New Investigator Award is open for submissions.
If you’re presenting at #SRB2025 & meet the criteria, tick the ANZPRA box when submitting!
🔗 www.anzpra.org/membership-r...
#placenta #reproresearch
Many thanks to Biology of Sex Differences journal on the invitation to contribute to a review article for #sexdifferencesinhealthawarenessday in #cardiovasculardisease #preeclampsia #pregnancy #kidneydisease #immunity #diabetes
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The role of sex differences in cardiovascular, metabolic, and immune functions in health and disease: a review for “Sex Differences in Health Awareness Day” - Biology of Sex Differences
Sexual dimorphism is a fundamental characteristic of the anatomy and physiology of animals and humans, yet biomedical research has largely ignored these phenomena in the study of health and disease, d...
bsd.biomedcentral.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Many thanks to Biology of Sex Differences journal on the invitation to contribute to a review article for #sexdifferencesinhealthawarenessday in #cardiovasculardisease #preeclampsia #pregnancy #kidneydisease #immunity #diabetes
@springernature.com
#UTS
bsd.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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#UTS
bsd.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Congrats to these two superstars on their graduation today!
@clairerich.bsky.social - PhD 💫🤩👏
Niamh Mills - Honours (Biotechnology) and the University Medal!🥳
Proud supervisor and delighted to have been able to share this day with them.
University of Technology Sydney #preeclampsia
#placenta
@clairerich.bsky.social - PhD 💫🤩👏
Niamh Mills - Honours (Biotechnology) and the University Medal!🥳
Proud supervisor and delighted to have been able to share this day with them.
University of Technology Sydney #preeclampsia
#placenta
May 6, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Congrats to these two superstars on their graduation today!
@clairerich.bsky.social - PhD 💫🤩👏
Niamh Mills - Honours (Biotechnology) and the University Medal!🥳
Proud supervisor and delighted to have been able to share this day with them.
University of Technology Sydney #preeclampsia
#placenta
@clairerich.bsky.social - PhD 💫🤩👏
Niamh Mills - Honours (Biotechnology) and the University Medal!🥳
Proud supervisor and delighted to have been able to share this day with them.
University of Technology Sydney #preeclampsia
#placenta
Our new collaborative article on Maternal Immune Activation and Congenital Heart Disease. Another fantastic outcome of UTS-HUST KTP funding by UTS and Huazhong University of Science and Technology
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#pregnancy
#congenitalheartdisease
#placenta
#inflammation
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#pregnancy
#congenitalheartdisease
#placenta
#inflammation
April 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Our new collaborative article on Maternal Immune Activation and Congenital Heart Disease. Another fantastic outcome of UTS-HUST KTP funding by UTS and Huazhong University of Science and Technology
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#pregnancy
#congenitalheartdisease
#placenta
#inflammation
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#pregnancy
#congenitalheartdisease
#placenta
#inflammation