M. Molè Lab

Check out our paper and the two companion studies also out today: 1️⃣ Our study: doi.org/10.1016/j.ce... 2️⃣ doi.org/10.1016/j.st... 3️⃣ doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...

#Science #Biology #IVF #HumanDevelopment #CellPress #MITTechReview

Huge thanks to our collaborators: 🏫 @babrahaminst.bsky.social 🏫 @ivirmaglobal.bsky.social 🏫 Stanford University

Our team has successfully achieved human embryo implantation in the lab using a 3D endometrial scaffold.

The Goal: Implantation is of the biggest hurdle in pregnancy. By understanding this process in the lab, we can develop new therapeutics to improve clinical outcomes and IVF success rates.

Stem Cell Models in Embryology | Keystone Symposia Join us at the Keystone Symposia on Stem Cell Models in Embryology, February 2026, in Pacific Grove, with field leaders!

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#KSEmbryology26 #embryology @jun-wu-lab.bsky.social @ebisuyamiki.bsky.social

Curious. Over the last 100 years #longevity has pretty much doubled w little research input, while #fertlity decrases dramatically and yet, all the hype and the funding goes into treating aging as a disease and there is little research and funding for #ReproBio.
Data @Gapminder

#Implantation #Infertility #Preeclampsia #IVF #ReproBio #Embryo #OBGYN
@stanfordobgyn.bsky.social
@stanfordmedicine.bsky.social

Here is temporary link to download the PDF: authors.elsevier.com/a/1m56y_LtdC...

Huge thanks to all co-authors, and funders
@cirmnews.bsky.social & @asrmorg.bsky.social for supporting our work!

Why is this important? This is a key step to unify research, compare studies , and accelerate new patient-specific diagnostics to improve fertility care.

Here we propose a standardized framework, outlining morphological, temporal, and functional criteria for defining implantation stages and assessing human embryo viability in vitro.

Thrilled to announce our new review in @ASRM_FandS on a critical bottleneck in fertility: human embryo implantation. For decades, this "black box" has limited our understanding of implantation failure and early pregnancy loss.

#Implantation #Infertility #Preeclampsia #IVF #ReproBio #Embryo #OBGYN.
@stanfordobgyn.bsky.social

Here is temporary link to download directly the PDF: authors.elsevier.com/a/1m56y_LtdC...

Huge thanks to all co-authors, and funders like
@cirmnews.bsky.social & @asrmorg.bsky.social
for supporting our work!

Why is this important? This is a key step to unify research, compare studies , and accelerate new patient-specific diagnostics to improve fertility care.

Here we propose a standardized framework, outlining morphological, temporal, and functional criteria for defining implantation stages and assessing human embryo viability in vitro.

$25 Million Gift from Carol and Ned Spieker to Transform Care for Mothers and Babies   - Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health Palo Alto, Calif.—Carol and Ned Spieker have made a $25 million gift to Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford to advance the transformation of the hospital’s...

$25 million gift to transform care for mothers and babies
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Here are several invited speakers, and many more can be found in the latest conference program
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Looking to pursue cutting-edge research in early development, maternal-fetal interaction, or placental biology? See 👇

- Funded PhD www.trophoblast.cam.ac.uk/phd-students...
- Next Generation Fellowship www.trophoblast.cam.ac.uk/next-generat...
- MPhil www.mphil.bio.cam.ac.uk/mphil-pathwa...

With a total of five postdocs, we have a lot to share! Here is some more about our postdocs.

ISCBRM Awards Up To $1.55 Million to Advance Stem Cell Research.

Thrilled to be a recipient of the ISCBRM award to advance stem cell research! Grateful to @Stanford and the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine for this incredible honor and support. #StemCellResearch #RegenerativeMedicine

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Embryos small but mighty, first live videos show Scientists have recorded a human embryo implanting in a womb in real time. The implications of how it happens could lead to more and better treatments for infertility.

"'This is an amazing body of work. This is a big deal,' says Amy Sparks, director of in vitro fertilization and reproductive testing laboratories at the University of Iowa and a vice president at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine." www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Happy World IVF Day to our incredible members and the wider infertility community! 🧡 Thank you for all you do to help patients build the families of their dreams. We're proud to support you by pushing for expanded access and providing opportunities for education and connection.

Stanford celebrates its largest graduating class ever at Commencement 2025 More than 21,000 attendees filled Stanford Stadium for a celebration featuring Wacky Walk, student performances, academic and service awards, and an address by Olympic champion Katie Ledecky.

At this morning’s 134th Commencement ceremony, Stanford celebrated its largest graduating class in school history, awarding 2,140 bachelor’s degrees, 2,655 master’s degrees, and 1,010 doctoral degrees.

Congratulations, #Stanford2025! 🌲❤️

The Company of Biologists 100 logo to the left and QR code to the right. Portrait of Liz Robertson to the left, text to the right 100 extraordinary biologists Liz Robertson Having been a Development Editor since 2003, Liz Robertson is the longest-standing Editor of The Company of Biologists’ journals still in service. She has also been a prolific Development author since 1983. Liz’s lab at the University of Oxford, UK, studies signalling and gene expression in early mammalian development. #100biologists #biologists100

We are highlighting Liz Robertson, @dev-journal.bsky.social Editor and the longest-standing Editor of @biologists.bsky.social journals, as an extraordinary biologist this week.
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I'm helping organize the 2026 Signaling by Adhesion Receptors GRC and would love your speaker suggestions! We're especially looking for assistant professors or new community members who would enrich the meeting. Send your suggestions via PRIVATE message or email. Thanks!

Poster titled Stem cell-based models of early human development

Stem cell-based models of early human development

Read this Development at a Glance Article by Lizhong Liu @liliulab.bsky.social and Jun Wu @jun-wu-lab.bsky.social:
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YouTube video by Stanford Medicine SHE Talks 2025: Secrets to Brain Vitality

Thousands joined this year’s SHE (Stanford Health Empowerment) Talks—online and in person—for an essential convo on brain health w/ Karen Adams, MD, and Sharon Sha, MD. They shared real steps women can take to support brain function for years to come.
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Don't miss your chance to save $200 & hear Keynote Speaker Diana Bianchi at the Regenerative Biology of the Female Reproductive System event. Register by 11:59pm MST on Feb. 26. keysym.us/KSFemaleRege...

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