Professor
University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri, United States
Laura Schulz received her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, studying embryo implantation in ferrets and black bears. After postdoctoral fellowships at Boston University and the University of Missouri, she joined the faculty at MU. The goal of her research program is to better understand the role of the placenta in pregnancy health and disease to improve outcomes for mothers and infants. There are three major lines of research in her laboratory. The first, a collaboration with the Roberts, Schust and Ezashi laboratories, uses induced pluripotent stem cells and induced trophoblast stem cell models to understand the development of the human placenta, both in normal pregnancy and in preeclampsia. The second uses mouse models to understand how interactions between the placenta and maternal physiology contribute to the metabolic health of the mother and fetus. The third, a collaboration with the Phillips and Oestreich laboratories, seeks to improve offspring bone health by modulating the maternal environment and placental function during pregnancy.
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Stem Cell-Based Modeling of Trophoblast Development in Normal Pregnancies and in Pre-eclampsia
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT