Meghan Riddell
banner
meghanriddell.bsky.social
Meghan Riddell
@meghanriddell.bsky.social
Placenta, pregnancy, and blood vessel researcher, UAlberta researcher
Reposted by Meghan Riddell
To learn more about the story behind the paper, we caught up with first author Wendy Duan @wendykduan.bsky.social and corresponding author Meghan Riddell @meghanriddell.bsky.social, Associate Professor at the University of Alberta, Canada:
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
April 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
And now that she has joined I can tag @wendykduan.bsky.social
And @sumaiyahshaha.bsky.social
and the rest of the lab for their incredible teamwork on this project.
two men in suits and ties are sitting next to each other in front of a window with blinds .
ALT: two men in suits and ties are sitting next to each other in front of a window with blinds .
media.tenor.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Thanks to NSERC, @wchriuofa.bsky.social , @ualberta.bsky.social for their support
April 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
We also developed two different trophoblast villous lineage models for this work: a bioreactor trophoblast stem cell organoid model and a placental explant regeneration model

So check them out!
April 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
We asked whether we could quantify shape changes in placental cytotrophoblasts that are preparing to fuse and discovered they require microvilli to fuse.

Cytotrophoblasts develop cute little Bart Simpson heads along the way to fusion
bart simpson is sitting at a table with a glass of water and a plate of food
ALT: bart simpson is sitting at a table with a glass of water and a plate of food
media.tenor.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Congratulations! Sorry to lose you but excited to see what your next chapter looks like.
April 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Always so fun to get together! See you all soon
March 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Congratulations Serge and team 🥳
February 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Thank you!! Hope things are great with you!
November 22, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Thanks Ruben!! Hopefully see you soon
November 22, 2024 at 7:49 PM