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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.
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- Today37 min
Dr. Christina Megli on the New Discovery of Macrophage Cells in the Amniotic Sac
Dr. Christina Megli, a 2025 March of Dimes Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award winner, discusses her discovery of 'first responder' macrophage immune cells in the amniotic sac in healthy pregnancy — a finding that may one day lead to new risk prediction tests and therapeutics to slow or prevent preterm birth.
- Jun 24, 202641 min
Dr. Brice Gaudillière on the Potential of Aspirin + Lansoprazole to Stop Preterm Birth: A New Clinical Trial
Dr. Brice Gaudillière, an investigator at the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at Stanford, on an upcoming Randomized Controlled Trial he is heading that will test two common over the counter drugs — Aspirin and Prevacid, an acid reflux medication — as possible therapeutics to prevent spontaneous preterm birth.
- May 27, 202634 min
Dr. Frank Lee on Why Tibetan Genes May Help Us Beat Preeclampsia
Dr. Frank Lee, a Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and a 2026 winner of a March of Dimes Discovery Grant, discusses his research on HIF2 gene suppression as a way to treat preeclampsia.
- Apr 29, 202643 min
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 f...
- Mar 25, 202641 min
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.
- Feb 25, 202640 min
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.
- Jan 28, 202642 min
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.
- Dec 17, 202538 min
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.
About MODCAST
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.
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