New research focuses on essential but often-ignored organ in pregnancy

Lack of knowledge about the placenta is one of the major gaps in studying the health of women and pregnant people. The Piquette-Miller lab is helping to address this by studying how the placenta functions, examining transport proteins that regulate how nutrients, drugs and other molecules cross the placenta to the fetus.
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Student Spotlight: Sameera Toenjes

Sameera Toenjes is a pharmacist and current Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences student working with Associate Professor Lisa McCarthy exploring medication-related harm.
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