IFPA Meeting 2011 workshop report III: Placental immunology; epigenetic and microRNA-dependent gene regulation; comparative placentation; trophoblast differentiation; stem cells.
Ackerman WE., Bulmer JN., Carter AM., Chaillet JR., Chamley L., Chen CP., Chuong EB., Coleman SJ., Collet GP., Croy BA., de Mestre AM., Dickinson H., Ducray J., Enders AC., Fogarty NME., Gauster M., Golos T., Haider S., Heazell AE., Holland OJ., Huppertz B., Husebekk A., John RM., Johnsen GM., Jones CJP., Kalionis B., König J., Lorenzon AR., Moffett A., Moreira de Mello JC., Nuzzo AM., Parham P., Parolini O., Petroff MG., Pidoux G., Ramírez-Pinilla MP., Robinson WP., Rolfo A., Sadovsky Y., Soma H., Southcombe JH., Tilburgs T., Lash GE.
Workshops are an important part of the IFPA annual meeting as they allow for discussion of specialised topics. At IFPA meeting 2011 there were twelve themed workshops, five of which are summarized in this report. These workshops related to various aspects of placental biology: 1) immunology; 2) epigenetics; 3) comparative placentation; 4) trophoblast differentiation; 5) stem cells.