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Meet The Team

Each month we introduce you to one of our fantastic team members. Meet Nuriye Sahin-Hodoglugil, DrPH,   Fetal Sequencing Program Manager, managing […]

April 10, 2023
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UCSF Joins Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network

Mary Norton, MD Center Co-Director Mary Norton and team will join the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network (MFMU) with funding from […]

March 27, 2023

2023 American Society of Hematology Scholar Award

Kyle Cromer, PhD Center Investigator and Assistant Professor of Surgery Kyle Cromer, PhD, MPhil, is a recipient of this year’s […]

February 1, 2023
ATM Quarterly Meeting Winger-Feb 15 2023, Pharmacokinetics of Chelators in Infants with Alpha Thalassemia Major

Pharmacokinetics of Chelators in Infants with Alpha Thalassemia Major

Beth Apsel Winger, MD, PhD Wednesday, February 15, 2023, 4:00-5:00 pm (San Francisco) In this session, Dr. Winger discussed: This […]

February 15, 2023
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Meet The Team

Each month we introduce you to one of our fantastic team members. Meet Simon Chu, MD, MS, a Surgery Resident […]

January 30, 2023
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First-in-Human In Utero Enzyme Replacement Therapy

“As new treatments become available for children with genetic conditions, we are developing protocols to apply before birth.” Tippi MacKenzie, […]

November 9, 2022
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Meet The Team

Each month we introduce you to one of our fantastic team members. Meet Center Investigator Teresa Sparks, MD, MAS! Q. […]

November 8, 2022
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Meet The Team

“Knowing what your genes hide and what to do about it is the single most important insight for your future. […]

October 10, 2022
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For nonimmune hydrops, prenatal exome sequencing does better than gene panels

Our group has just published a paper comparing our experience with the diagnostic yield of exome sequencing with targeted gene […]

September 15, 2021
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A new mechanism of maternal-fetal tolerance

Working in mice, the researchers have found that a recently discovered subset of cells in the immune system may prevent the mother’s immune system from attacking the placenta and fetus. If the research is confirmed in further animal studies, and the cells play a similar role in people, they could point the way toward new therapies for pregnancies that are threatened by defects in immune tolerance.

July 27, 2021