Female Reproductive Systems
Preterm birth (PTB) is a premature human labor before 37 weeks of pregnancy and is globally increasing matter. Modeling micro scaled in utero system helps to understand the mechanism of PTB, which is essential aspect for developing therapeutics against adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs). We are interested in creating female reproductive system that support in vivo cell characteristics and allows exploring clinical trials through nanofabrication technology.
Selected Project/Publications
- Organ-on-Chip Technology: The Future of Feto-Maternal Interface Research?
Lauren Richardson, Sungjin Kim, Ramkumar Menon, Arum Han,
Frontiers in Physiology 2020 June
Topics
Modeling disease states of pregnancy for better understanding of propagation kinetics of infectious agents and mechanisms that maintain homeostasis
Study of molecular mechanisms of environmental toxicant at feto-maternal interface (FMi)
Improving preclinical drug testing during pregnancy