Placenta obsessed scientist working to better understand and predict why some babies are born dangerously small. Teacher, mentor, mum, outdoor explorer. She/her
Auckland, New Zealand
Joined August 2015
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Prof Jo James retweeted
📢 We're thrilled that A/Prof @drjojames from the Uni of Auckland will be joining us as our Firkin Orator at the 64th ASMR NSC!
Tickets are now extremely limited - don’t miss out!
➡️ Register here: asmr.org.au/nsc/
Prof Jo James retweeted
Get in quick! Early bird rego for #ANZPRA2025 ends today - all registration prices will increase after tonight!
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Feels like it’s been a while between papers.. but our latest is now out! Here we used the side-population technique to isolate term trophoblast stem cells, showing that in FGR they grow slower, die more easily, and have impaired differentiation. doi.org/10.1016/j.yexcr.2025…
This helps explain why FGR placentas are smaller & less able to transport oxygen and nutrients to the baby. Knowing this will hopefully help identify therapeutic strategies to target this upstream dysfunction, in turn improving a range of downstream consequences for the placenta.
This paper has been building for a while - started by gene expression work done by @TeenaGamage in her PhD, and then contains almost all of the PhD work of @cherrysun606 following this up in functional experiments. Amazing work by these two! 🤩 #JamesLab
Fun day at the Rosehill College Hauora expo sharing our love of all things placenta, and our work aimed at better interpreting ultrasound in pregnancy to improve detection of at risk babies. New hologram was a hit (looks better irl), and tons of kids through 😃 #teamplacenta
Prof Jo James retweeted
🚨 New study reveals that when used to summarize scientific research, generative AI is nearly five times LESS accurate than humans.
Many haven't realized, but Gen AI's accuracy problem is worse than initially thought.
Super grateful for this generous philanthropic support of our work to develop sex-specific virtual placenta models, which we hope to use to develop more personalised tools to aid early identification of babies at risk of being born dangerously small.
auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/…
Prof Jo James retweeted
📣 📣 Abstract submission and registration are open for IFPA2025 in Erfurt, Germany!! Abstract Deadline: April 18th, 2025. ➡️ Early bird registration ends on May 31st, 2025. For more information, please visit: ifpa2025.com/abstract-submis…
Prof Jo James retweeted
The Batch-Resourcing Angiogenesis Tool (BRAT) to enable high-content microscopy screening of microvascular networks.
Harriet Krek, Ashley R Murphy, Ryan McKinnon, Rose Ann Franco and Mark C Allenby
biorxiv.org/content/early/20…
Love placentas? Love all the quirky brilliant Australasian placentologists out there? Feeling a bit icky about X in the current political climate? Great news my people, you can now find @ANZPRA1 on the place the sky is blue as well 🦋 Same handle.
Prof Jo James retweeted
The IFPA Mentoring Program is now accepting applications! We invite driven Mentees and motivated Mentors to apply and unlock new opportunities for growth and connection. Don’t miss your chance—submit your application today! For more information: buff.ly/42WtrIh
This award helps support ANZPRA ECRs to set up new collaborations - because we’re better when we work together 🙂 Get your applications in!
Applications close 24th Jan — don’t forget to apply for the ANZPRA Early Career Researcher (ECR) award! anzpra.org/awards
Beautiful review on the placental vasculature and is known of its altered function in pre-eclampsia by @VetHannaPhD and colleagues 👏 "Exploring the lifeline: Unpacking the Complexities of Placental Vascular Function in Normal and Preeclamptic Pregnancies" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Congratulations to @AnanditaU on her PhD graduation today! Great to have her back in NZ to celebrate together 🥳 🥂#sillyhatday @FMHS_UoA
Prof Jo James retweeted
Anyone interested in part-time computational research? We have funds to support microscopy bioimage analysis and culture modelling, and wondering how best to use it! Reach out if you know someone.
Reminder: Our lab-based PhD advert is still open to Jan 5. shorturl.at/oaBsf
Feels like it's been a minute.. but happy to announce the latest #JamesLab paper is now out! 🥳 Here we take a dive into trophoblast organoid models to think about the role of trophoblast stem cells in organoid formation. doi.org/10.1016/j.placenta.2… #teamplacenta @ANZPRA1
This was part of the great work @cherrysun606 did in her PhD (with more to come..) and was made possible thanks to funding from @ranzcog Mercia Barnes Trust and the AMRF (@medresearchnz) who supported her PhD scholarship 🙏
Prof Jo James retweeted
Comment: The Government's decision to cut humanities and social science research from its major funding stream is both breathtakingly bad policy and scientifically illiterate writes Dame Anne Salmond newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/05/an…
