MODCAST

March of Dimes
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MODCAST is a podcast on the most impactful maternal and infant health research conducted today. MODCAST aims to bring scientists, doctors, donors, and families behind the laboratory doors for a fascinating look into the science that is changing, study by study, the story of moms and babies in the U.S. From interviews and news analysis to study discussions and more, MODCAST is the science community’s source for today’s preeminent research on moms and babies. Listen today. 

  1. Dr. Thomas Jansson on the Placenta and Fetal Growth

    HACE 3 DÍAS

    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 Anschutz Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the department’s Florence Crozier Cobb Endowed Professor and Chief of the Division of Reproductive Sciences, discusses his research showing that contrary to popular belief, it is not the fetus, but a placental protein signaling hub called mTOR, that is the primary architect of fetal growth.

    44 min
  2. Dr. Leonard Zon on the Secrets of the Zebrafish

    25 MAR

    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 Grousbeck Professor of Pediatric Medicine at Harvard Medical School, discusses his career using the 1.5-inch zebrafish to study human disease.

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

    25 FEB

    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 Foundation AI program and launching an AI assistant called ChatPTB, or ChatPreTermBirth.

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

    28 ENE

    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 at Philadelphia’s Thomas Jefferson University, discusses her new study on the metabolism of aspirin in pregnant women with diabetes or a higher BMI. She hopes the study findings will shed light on whether these women may benefit from a higher aspirin dose to help prevent preeclampsia and/or preterm birth.

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

    17/12/2025

    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 at the new March of Dimes Texas Collaborative Prematurity Research Center, discusses her career, research, and focus at the PRC: examining how nutrition, socioeconomic factors, the placenta, and bacterial vaginosis affect pregnancy outcomes.

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

    17/12/2025

    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 Galveston and one of two principal investigators at the new March of Dimes Texas Collaborative Prematurity Research Center, discusses his career and focus at the PRC: pregnancy-on-a-chip technology that simulates human pregnancy and will be used to validate drugs that may reverse preterm birth.

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

    19/11/2025

    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 type and her risk of spontaneous preterm birth depending on her gynecological and obstetrical history.

    39 min
  8. Dr. Wendy Kuohung on Finding New Medicines to Treat Preeclampsia

    29/10/2025

    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 APOL1 gene variants.

    54 min
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MODCAST is a podcast on the most impactful maternal and infant health research conducted today. MODCAST aims to bring scientists, doctors, donors, and families behind the laboratory doors for a fascinating look into the science that is changing, study by study, the story of moms and babies in the U.S. From interviews and news analysis to study discussions and more, MODCAST is the science community’s source for today’s preeminent research on moms and babies. Listen today. 

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  • Creador
    March of Dimes
  • Años de actividad
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodios
    36
  • Clasificación
    Explícito
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    © 2026 MODCAST
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