Center for
Perinatal Discovery

The Center is a focal point for clinical, translational, and basic research projects related to maternal and child health.

Our Research

Mission & Vision Statement

Our Vision

Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies, one Placenta at a time!

Our Mission

To promote collaborative placenta-focused research to improve pregnancy and newborn health

About the Center

Based at the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, our Center brings together clinicians and scientists across UC San Diego to better understand the effect of maternal health on fertility and pregnancy.

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Projects & Initiatives

We tackle important areas in perinatal biology and health, ranging from modeling of the human placenta, to detection of biomarkers for adverse pregnancy outcomes, to exploration of developmental origins of health and disease.

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Support Our Work

Help support our valuable work and contribute to the health of our communities. Giving Priority: Health and Medicine; Area: Pathology; Fund: Center for Perinatal Discovery Fund.

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