Meet The Current Executive Team

Dr. Alicia Damiano studies the molecular pathways that regulate placental development and function, with a focus on trophoblast differentiation and preeclampsia.

Dr. Helen Jones develops nanoparticle-based placental gene therapies delivering IGF-1 to restore placental function and improve fetal growth outcomes.

Dr. Alexander Beristain studies how maternal immune cells, particularly decidual macrophages, regulate placental development and trophoblast invasion in healthy and complicated pregnancies.

Dr. Priya Pantham investigates how the placenta communicates with the mother, focusing on extracellular vesicles and molecular signals involved in pregnancy complications.

Dr. Jimena S. Beltrame is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Buenos Aires whose work investigates how lysophosphatidic acid signaling regulates trophoblast function and uterine vascular remodeling during early pregnancy.