IFPA meeting 2016 workshop report I: Genomic communication, bioinformatics, trophoblast biology and transport systems.
Publication Title
Placenta
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2017
Keywords
Animals; Biological Transport; Biomedical Research; Computational Biology; Congresses as Topic; DNA Methylation; Exome; Female; Genomics; Humans; International Agencies; Maternal-Fetal Exchange; Placenta; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications; Societies, Scientific; Trophoblasts
Abstract
Workshops are an important part of the IFPA annual meeting as they allow for discussion of specialized topics. At IFPA meeting 2016 there were twelve themed workshops, four of which are summarized in this report. These workshops covered innovative technologies applied to new and traditional areas of placental research: 1) genomic communication; 2) bioinformatics; 3) trophoblast biology and pathology; 4) placental transport systems.
Specialty/Research Institute
Institute for Systems Biology
