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Wendy Dean
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Latest papers
The imprinted Peg3 gene is a potent regulator of the DNA methylome in trophoblast cells.
Stem cell reports · 2026
Active chromatin marks and up-regulation of FOXC1 in uterine epithelial cells demarcate the onset of reproductive decline in aging females.
NAR molecular medicine · 2025
A roadmap towards targeted differentiation of mouse trophoblast stem cells into cell types of the feto-maternal exchange surface.
Stem cell research & therapy · 2025
Latest funding
- $868,275
Epigenomic changes trigger a decline in uterine function and reproductive health in females of advanced maternal age
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
22 publications.
The imprinted Peg3 gene is a potent regulator of the DNA methylome in trophoblast cells.
Kokorudz C, Ballasy N, Radford BN, Jadli AS, Krala A, Narang A, Dean W, Hemberger M
Active chromatin marks and up-regulation of FOXC1 in uterine epithelial cells demarcate the onset of reproductive decline in aging females.
Tsolova AO, Lea G, Jadli AS, Mastrokolias A, Narang A, Krala A, Radford BN, Hanna CW, Kelsey GD, Critchley HOD, Dean W, Hemberger M
A roadmap towards targeted differentiation of mouse trophoblast stem cells into cell types of the feto-maternal exchange surface.
Ballasy N, Radford BN, Mohammad S, Dean W, Hemberger M
Phospholipid flippase ATP11A brokers uterine epithelial integrity and function.
Krala A, Tsolova AO, Radford BN, Jadli AS, Zhao X, Blackwell D, Narang A, Dean W, Hemberger M
Quantifying the relationship between cell proliferation and morphology during development of the face.
Lo Vercio LD, Green RM, Dauter A, Barretto EC, Vidal-García M, Devine J, Marchini M, Robertson S, Zhao X, Mahika A, Shakir MB, Guo S, Boughner JC, Szabo-Rogers H, Dean W, Lander AD, Marcucio RS, Forkert ND, Hallgrímsson B
Off to a good start: The importance of the placental exchange surface - Lessons from the mouse.
Ballasy N, Apantaku I, Dean W, Hemberger M
Differential DNA methylation and gene expression in stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes from patients with and without a history of clozapine-induced myocarditis.
Marques D, Spindola L, Narang A, Vaziri N, Stavrum A, Jayaram M, Thomas N, Pantelis C, Le Hellard S, Hemberger M, Dean W, Greenway S, Bousman C
REPRODUCTIVE AGEING: Altered histone modification landscapes underpin defects in uterine stromal cell decidualization in aging females.
Woods L, Dean W, Hemberger M
Quantifying the relationship between cell proliferation and morphology during development of the face.
Green RM, Lo Vercio LD, Dauter A, Barretto EC, Devine J, Vidal-García M, Marchini M, Robertson S, Zhao X, Mahika A, Shakir MB, Guo S, Boughner JC, Dean W, Lander AD, Marcucio RS, Forkert ND, Hallgrímsson B
The placenta: epigenetic insights into trophoblast developmental models of a generation-bridging organ with long-lasting impact on lifelong health.
Hemberger M, Dean W
Epigenomic changes trigger a decline in uterine function and reproductive health in females of advanced maternal age
Principal investigators: Hemberger, Myriam
Keywords: Chromatin Organization; Decidualization; Dna Methylation; Epigenome; Gene Regulation; Maternal Age; Pregnancy; Progesterone Resistance
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Myriam Hemberger and Wendy Dean: 17 shared papers
- Benedikt Hallgrimsson and Campbell Rolian: 4 shared papers
- Myriam Hemberger and Wei Liu: 2 shared papers
- Myriam Hemberger and Campbell Rolian: 2 shared papers
- Wei Liu and Wendy Dean: 2 shared papers
- Wei Liu and Campbell Rolian: 2 shared papers
- Wendy Dean and Campbell Rolian: 2 shared papers
- Mark Ungrin and Myriam Hemberger: 1 shared paper
- Mark Ungrin and Wendy Dean: 1 shared paper
- Benedikt Hallgrimsson and Myriam Hemberger: 1 shared paper
- Benedikt Hallgrimsson and Wei Liu: 1 shared paper
- Benedikt Hallgrimsson and Wendy Dean: 1 shared paper
- Myriam Hemberger and Chad Bousman: 1 shared paper
- Chad Bousman and Wendy Dean: 1 shared paper
- Wendy Dean and Heather Szabo-Rogers: 1 shared paper
- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Anatomy and Cell Biology
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Department of Medical Genetics
- College of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology
- Department of Biomedical Engineering
Co-authors at University of Calgary, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Myriam Hemberger
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
17 shared papers, latest 2026
Campbell Rolian
Anatomy and Cell Biology
2 shared papers, latest 2023
Wei Liu
Civil and Environmental Engineering
2 shared papers, latest 2023
Heather Szabo-Rogers
College of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Mark Ungrin
Department of Biomedical Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Benedikt Hallgrimsson
Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Chad Bousman
Department of Medical Genetics
1 shared papers, latest 2025
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