Post Doctoral Fellow
The University of Kansas Medical Center
I am dedicated to unraveling the mechanisms of maternal-fetal interactions, with a focus on maternal immune responses during pregnancy. My early work on trophoblast biology explored key regulators like WWTR1 and GATA3 (PNAS 2022, 2024) and the METTL3-mediated epitranscriptome in placentation. I also examined how trophoblast layers influence placental hematopoiesis. Building on this foundation, my current research investigates how maternal immune activation affects pregnancy, especially in chromosomal anomalies like Down syndrome. By integrating molecular and cellular tools, I aim to identify biomarkers and therapeutic targets that improve outcomes in both typical and high-risk pregnancies through a multidisciplinary lens.