MODCAST

Dr. Ophelia Yin on the Role of the Uterus in Preeclampsia

Dr. Ophelia Yin, an investigator at the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco, on her recent research finding four new

Dr. Christina Megli on the New Discovery of Macrophage Cells in the Amniotic Sac

Dr. Christina Megli, a 2025 March of Dimes Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award winner, discusses her discovery of 'first responder' macrophage immune

Dr. Brice Gaudillière on the Potential of Aspirin + Lansoprazole to Stop Preterm Birth: A New Clinical Trial

Dr. Brice Gaudillière, an investigator at the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at Stanford, on an upcoming Randomized Controlled Trial he is heading that will t

Dr. Frank Lee on Why Tibetan Genes May Help Us Beat Preeclampsia

Dr. Frank Lee, a Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and a 2026 winner of a March of Dimes Discov

Dr. Thomas Jansson on the Placenta and Fetal Growth

Dr. Thomas Jansson, the 2026 winner of the March of Dimes Agnes Higgins Award in Maternal-Fetal Nutrition, the Vice Chair of Research for the University of Colorado Ansch

Dr. Leonard Zon on the Secrets of the Zebrafish

Dr. Leonard Zon, winner of the 2026 March of Dimes Richard B. Johnston, Jr., MD Prize, Director of the Stem Cell Research Program at Boston Children’s Hospital, and the G

Dr. Tomiko Oskotsky on the Big Moment for March of Dimes Data

Dr. Tomiko Oskotsky, who co-directs The March of Dimes Database for Preterm Birth Research, discusses the database’s recent wins: being chosen for a National Science Foun

Dr. Rupsa Boelig on Aspirin Dosing for High-Risk Pregnant Women

Dr. Rupsa Boelig, a 2025 March of Dimes Discovery Research Grant winner and an Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine

Dr. Catherine Spong on the New Texas Collaborative Prematurity Research Center

Dr. Catherine Spong, professor and chair of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and one of two principal investigators

Dr. Ramkumar Menon on the New Texas Collaborative Prematurity Research Center

Dr. Ramkumar Menon, professor and director of the division of basic and translational research in obstetrics and gynecology at The University of Texas Medical Branch in G

Dr. Lynne Sykes on A New Link Between Blood Type and Preterm Birth

Dr. Lynne Sykes, co-director of the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at Imperial College London, discusses her new paper detailing links between a woman’s blood

Dr. Wendy Kuohung on Finding New Medicines to Treat Preeclampsia

Dr. Wendy Kuohung, a 2025 March of Dimes Discovery Research Grant winner, discusses her original research to find novel therapeutics to treat preeclampsia associated with

Dr. Sindhu Srinivas and Alexia Doumbouya on a Trial Testing the Impact of Doulas

March of Dimes Research Center for Advancing Maternal Health Equity investigator Dr. Sindhu Srinivas and doula Alexia Doumbouya discuss leading a randomized controlled tr

Dr. Lars Bode on the Untapped Potential of Human Milk

Dr. Lars Bode, the founding director of the Human Milk Institute at UC San Diego, the university’s Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Chair of Collaborative Human Milk Researc

Prof. Dennis Lo on the Invention of Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT)

Prof. Dennis Lo, the winner of the 2025 March of Dimes Richard B. Johnston, Jr., MD Prize and the inventor of non-invasive prenatal testing, or NIPT, discusses the road t

Dr. Tony Capra and Dr. Marina Sirota on the Mystery of Spontaneous Preterm Birth

Dr. Tony Capra and Dr. Marina Sirota, scientists from the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center (PRC) at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), discuss

Dr. Diana Bianchi on Detecting Maternal Cancer with Cell-Free DNA

Dr. Diana Bianchi, a former March of Dimes Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award winner, discusses the ability of prenatal testing to detect maternal cancer, her

Dr. Kimberly O’Brien on the Secret Life of Iron in Pregnancy

Leading micronutrient expert Dr. Kimberly O’Brien, a Professor of Human Nutrition at Cornell University and the 2025 recipient of the March of Dimes Agnes Higgins Award i

Dr. Phillip Bennett on Testing Probiotics to Reduce Preterm Birth Risk: A New Clinical Trial

Dr. Phillip Bennett, a co-director of the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at Imperial College London, discusses a historic randomized controlled trial (RCT) th

Dr. Jamie Lo and Dr. Adam Crosland on Substance Use in Pregnancy

Dr. Jamie Lo, an Associate Professor at Oregon Health & Science University, and Dr. Adam Crosland, an Assistant Professor at Oregon Health & Science University, discuss t