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April 2025: 

• Absolutely thrilled by the incredible Barrozo Lab presentations at the 30th Annual Texas Forum for Reproductive Sciences! What an amazing opportunity to showcase our work!

March 2025: 

• Excited to have shared our latest findings at #SRI2025 during the Fetal Physiology Satellite Session on Innovative Approaches to Fetal Immune Cell Development

February 2025: 

• At #SMFM25, we presented our latest findings on the potential link between placental microplastic concentrations and preterm birth. Our study found significantly higher levels of total and specific microplastics in placentas from preterm births compared to those delivered at term. While these results do not establish causation, they underscore an urgent need to investigate how environmental exposures, especially microplastics, may influence maternal-fetal health and pregnancy outcomes. Preterm birth remains the leading cause of neonatal mortality worldwide, and uncovering potential contributors is critical for prevention efforts.
  
  Many thanks to our co-authors, especially the Matt Campen Lab, for their collaboration in this work.
  
  For more context, covered our findings in a fantastic piece: 

June 2024:

• Maryshe Zietsman passed her qualifying exam in the DDMT program. Members of the Van den Veyver Lab, Barrozo Lab, and the OB/GYN department celebrated with Maryshe at Salento Bistrot in Rice Village.

March 2024:

• The Barrozo Lab received the President’s Presenter’s Award at the 71st Annual Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI) Scientific Meeting in Vancouver, Canada, for outstanding research on the impact of microplastic bioaccumulation in human placentae. Dr. Barrozo also served as an abstract reviewer, poster judge, and moderator at the SRI meeting, and as a moderator for the Joint Placenta-Fetal Satellite.

February 2024:

• Dr. Barrozo was honored with the Best Research Poster Award at the Environmental Health Disparities Centers of Excellence Annual Meeting, hosted by the MIEHR Center and held at the NIEHS Campus.
• Dr. Barrozo presented 3 abstracts at SMFM and was awarded the SMFM Outstanding Early Career Investigator Travel Award, supported by Dr. Laxmi Baxi. SMFM2024_BarrozoLabDinner.jpg SMFM2024_Award.jpg
• Maryshe Zietsman presented 3 abstracts at the 44th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Meeting in National Harbor, Maryland. SMFM2024_MaryshePresentation1.jpg SMFM2024_MaryshePresentation2.jpg

From The Labs

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