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Meet the winner of the ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ Awards 2024 for Research Impact and Engagement and learn more about their projects.

Five ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ researchers join the community of over 2,100 leading life scientists today as the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) announces its newest Members in its 60th anniversary year.

The ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ, in partnership with the Progress Educational Trust, has led work to create the first ever UK guidelines for the generation and use of stem cell-based embryo models in research.

Scientists have grown ‘mini-placentas’ in the lab and used them to shed light on how the placenta develops and interacts with the inner lining of the womb – findings that could help scientists better understand and, in future, potentially treat pre-eclampsia.

Up to 3,500 first time mums are due to take part in a study led by ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ researchers to understand why some will develop pre-eclampsia and placental complications during pregnancy and whether it effects their long-term health.

Researchers have mapped the complete trajectory of placental development, helping shed new light on why pregnancy disorders happen.

New model embryo, using mouse stem cells, reaches a further point in development than has been achieved in any other stem cell-derived model.

Researchers studying mice have found the first evidence of how a mother’s gut microbes can help in the development of the placenta, and the healthy growth of the baby.

Scientists have identified the biochemical signals that control the emergence of the body pattern in the primate embryo. This will guide work to understand birth defects and pregnancy loss in humans.

The nine ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ researchers were all selected for their exceptional contributions to science.