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Placenta

Volume 31, Supplement, March 2010, Pages S4-S20
Placenta

IFPA Meeting 2009 Workshops Report

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Abstract

Workshops are an important part of the annual meeting of the International Federation of Placenta Associations (IFPA). At IFPA Meeting 2009 diverse topics were discussed in twelve themed workshops. Topics covered included: immune response to pregnancy; signaling between fetus and placenta; bioactive lipids in placenta; placenta in agricultural species; epigenetics and placentation; trophoblast deportation; glucocorticoids and placental function; endothelium; placental transport; genes and placenta; uteroplacental blood flow and placental stem cells. This report is a full summary of the various topics covered.

Introduction

IFPA Meeting 2009 was held in Adelaide, Australia 6–9 October 2009. One of the major aims of IFPA meetings is to promote discussion and debate on a wide range of topics relating to the placenta. To this end twelve diverse 2 h long workshops were held. The following is a summary of the topics covered and discussions held.

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Workshop 1: immune response to pregnancy

Organizers: Sarah Robertson, University of Adelaide, Australia; Shigeru Saito, University of Toyama, Japan.

Speakers: Judith Cartwright, University of London, UK; Larry Chamley, University of Auckland, New Zealand; Ted Golos, University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA; Leigh Guerin, University of Adelaide, Australia; Lachlan Moldenhauer, University of Adelaide, Australia; Peggy Petroff, Kansas University Medical Centre, USA; Tamara Tilburgs, Harvard University, USA.

Aim: Cells, cytokines and regulatory

Workshop 2: signaling between fetus and placenta

Organizers: Gernot Desoye, Medical University of Graz, Austria; Miguel Constancia, University of Cambridge, UK.

Speakers: Miguel Constancia, University of Cambridge, UK; Rohan Lewis, University of Southampton, UK; Annette Osei-Kumah, University of Adelaide, Australia; Claire Roberts, University of Adelaide, Australia; Richard Saffery, University of Melbourne, Australia.

Aim: The mammalian fetus, although entirely dependent on its mother's nutrients, is not just a passive recipient, but influences

Workshop 3: bioactive lipids in placenta

Organizers: Denise Hemmings, University of Alberta, Canada; Jeff Keelan, University of Western Australia, Australia.

Speakers: Louiza Belkacemi, University of California Los Angeles, USA; Daniele Evain-Brion, Université Paris Descartes, France; Denise Hemmings, University of Alberta, Canada; Jeff Keelan, University of Western Australia, Australia; Tomomo Kotani, Nagoya Graduate University School of Medicine, Japan; Stuart Pitson, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science/Hanson Institute,

Workshop 4: placenta in agricultural species

Organizers: Vibeke Dantzer, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Christiane Pfarrer, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany.

Speakers: Vibeke Dantzer, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Marc Dilly, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany; Jan-Dirk Haeger, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany; Greg Johnson, Texas A&M University, USA; Rita Lee; AgResearch, New Zealand; Paula Papa, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil; Christiane Pfarrer, University of Veterinary

Workshop 5: epigenetics and placentation

Organizers: Stefan Hiendleder, University of Adelaide, Australia; Richard Saffery, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia.

Speakers: Miguel Constancia, University of Cambridge, UK; Ying Liu, University of Adelaide, Australia; Marilyn Renfree, University of Melbourne, Australia; Richard Saffery, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Australia.

Aim: It is now widely accepted that a major mediator of environmental risk is epigenetic modification of specific genes within the

Workshop 6: trophoblast deportation

Organizers: Larry Chamley, University of Auckland, New Zealand; Ian Crocker, University of Manchester, UK.

Speakers: Graham Burton, University of Cambridge, UK; Qi Chen, University of Auckland, New Zealand; Ian Crocker, University of Manchester, UK; Rebecca Dragovic, University of Oxford, UK; Berthold Huppertz, Medical University of Graz, Austria; Claire Whitehead, University of Edinburgh, UK.

Aim: Deportation of trophoblast material from the placenta into the maternal circulation was first

Workshop 7: glucocorticoids and placental function

Organizers: Vicki Clifton, University of Adelaide, Australia; Brendan Waddell, University of Western Australia, Australia.

Speakers: Vicki Clifton, University of Adelaide, Australia; Peter Mark, University of Western Australia, Australia; Stephen Matthews, University of Toronto, Canada; Michael Stark, University of Adelaide, Australia; Brendan Waddell, University of Western Australia; Euan Wallace, Monash University, Australia.

Aim: Glucocorticoids provide key signals for differentiation of fetal

Workshop 8: endothelium

Organizers: Padma Murthi, University of Melbourne, Australia; Luis Sobrevia, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile.

Speakers: Gernot Desoye, Medical University of Graz, Austria; Berthold Huppertz, Medical University of Graz; Lopa Leach, University of Nottingham, UK; Donald Morrish, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Niroshani Pathirage, University of Melbourne, Australia.

Aim: The aim of this workshop was to discuss the role of blood vessels in establishing and maintaining a

Workshop 9: placental transport: what don't we know?

Organizers: Yoshiko Kudo, Hiroshima University, Japan; Rohan Lewis, University of Southampton, UK.

Speakers: Gernot Desoye, Medical University of Graz, Austria; Valaria Dietrich, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Rohan Lewis, University of Southampton, UK; Amanda Sferruzzi-Perri, University of Cambridge, UK; Colin Sibley, University of Manchester, UK.

Aim: The aim of this workshop was to promote discussion on the key questions for future research in this area. The workshop focused on a

Workshop 10: uteroplacental blood flow: from morphology to Doppler waveforms

Organizers: Graham Burton, University of Cambridge, UK; Sascha Drewlo, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Canada.

Speakers: Graham Burton, University of Cambridge, UK; Sascha Drewlo, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Canada; Lynda Harris, University of Manchester, UK; Rosemary Keogh, University of Melbourne, Australia; Yee Khong, University of Adelaide, Australia; Samantha Smith, University of Manchester, UK; Oleksiy Solovyov, University of Kyiv, Ukraine.

Aim: This workshop aimed to explore

Workshop 11: placental stem cells

Organizers: Bill Kalionis, University of Melbourne, Australia; Ursula Manuelpillai, Monash University, Australia.

Speakers: Chie-Pein Chen, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taiwan; Yuben Moodley, Monash University, Australia; Sean Murphy, Monash University, Australia; David Natale, University of Calgary, Canada; Rishika Pace, University of Melbourne, Australia; Veronique Tache, University of California, USA.

Aim: Stem cells are readily isolated from the placenta, umbilical cord, fetal membranes and

Workshop 12: genes and placenta

Organizers: David Natale, University of Calgary, Canada; Amanda Sferruzzi-Perri, University of Cambridge, UK.

Speakers: Edward Chuong, Stanford University, USA; Wee-Ching Kong, University of Adelaide, Australia; Craig Park, McGill University, Canada; Amanda Sferruzzi-Perri, University of Cambridge, UK; Stephen Tong, Monash Institute of Medical Research, Australia; Simon Tunster, Cardiff University, UK.

Aim: The placenta performs an array of functions, which are essential for both fetal growth and

Conflict of interest

The authors do not have any potential or actual personal, political, or financial interest in the material, information, or techniques described in this paper.

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