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Placental Biology Course Overview

Loke Centre for Trophoblast Research

Placental Biology Course 2026

Registration open

Online course in placental biology - 14th to 18th September 2026

This online course is aimed at students, post-docs, established researchers, medical & veterinary healthcare professionals and industry colleagues interested in cutting-edge placental biology and research.

Most content will be pre-recorded lectures and practical sessions given by investigators at the forefront of the placental biology field, with daily live Q&A sessions with speakers. 

There will also be an opportunity to join Fellowship Workshops and Meet and Greets and to submit abstracts for flash talks or virtual poster sessions. 

Lectures will cover:

  • human and mouse placental development and metabolism

  • cell lineage segregation

  • organoids

  • materno-fetal interactions

  • stem cell embryo models

  • immunology

  • transport

  • angiogenesis

  • explant cultures

  • clinical study design

  • clinical perspectives

  • epigenetic mechanisms

  • genome editing

  • grant/fellowship writing

Future sponsors!

If you’d like to be involved in sponsoring the annual Placental Biology Course please contact us, we’d love to hear from you. Email us