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Wendy Robinson
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Research
Latest papers
A case of intraplacental gestational choriocarcinoma; characterised by the methylation pattern of the early placenta and an absence of driver mutations.
BMC cancer · 2019
Exome sequencing identified a de novo mutation of PURA gene in a patient with familial Xp22.31 microduplication.
European journal of medical genetics · 2019
IFPA meeting 2016 workshop report II: Placental imaging, placenta and development of other organs, sexual dimorphism in placental function and trophoblast cell lines.
Placenta · 2017
Latest funding
- $2,500
Sex differences of DNA methylation and histone modifications in placental cell types
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
- $703,800
Placental genetic and epigenetic changes linked to congenital heart defects
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
- $20,000
Building partnerships to bridge the gap between cell and society and advance the integration of gender and sex into health research
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
5 publications.
A case of intraplacental gestational choriocarcinoma; characterised by the methylation pattern of the early placenta and an absence of driver mutations.
Savage P, Monk D, Hernandez Mora JR, van der Westhuizen N, Rauw J, Tinker A, Robinson W, Song Q, Seckl MJ, Fisher RA
Exome sequencing identified a de novo mutation of PURA gene in a patient with familial Xp22.31 microduplication.
Qiao Y, Bagheri H, Tang F, Badduke C, Martell S, Lewis SME, Robinson W, Connolly MB, Arbour L, Rajcan-Separovic E
IFPA meeting 2016 workshop report II: Placental imaging, placenta and development of other organs, sexual dimorphism in placental function and trophoblast cell lines.
Adibi J, Burton GJ, Clifton V, Collins S, Frias AE, Gierman L, Grigsby P, Jones H, Lee C, Maloyan A, Markert UR, Morales-Prieto DM, Murthi P, Myatt L, Pollheimer J, Roberts V, Robinson W, Salafia C, Schabel M, Shah D, Sled J, Vaillancourt C, Weber M, O'Tierney-Ginn PF
Different measures of "genome-wide" DNA methylation exhibit unique properties in placental and somatic tissues.
Price EM, Cotton AM, Peñaherrera MS, McFadden DE, Kobor MS, Robinson W
The association between preeclampsia and placental trisomy 16 mosaicism.
Yong PJ, Langlois S, von Dadelszen P, Robinson W
Sex differences of DNA methylation and histone modifications in placental cell types
Principal investigators: Han, Jiyoung
Keywords: Ics Travel Awards
Placental genetic and epigenetic changes linked to congenital heart defects
Principal investigators: Robinson, Wendy P
Keywords: Congenital Heart Defects; Dna Methylation; Genomics; Placenta
Building partnerships to bridge the gap between cell and society and advance the integration of gender and sex into health research
Principal investigators: Christians, Julian K
Keywords: Epigenetic; Gender; Methylation; Non-Binary; Sex
Non-inferiority of (6S)-5-MTHF as compared to synthetic folic acid in increasing maternal folate status during pregnancy: A randomized controlled trial
Principal investigators: Karakochuk, Crystal D
Keywords: Folate; Folic Acid; Metabolism; Micronutrients; Pregnancy; Supplementation
Placental sex as a biological determinant in trophoblast function and trophoblast-directed immune activity
Principal investigators: Beristain, Alexander G; Robinson, Wendy P
Keywords: Biological Sex; Chromosomal Sex; Organoids; Placenta; Single Cell Rna Sequencing; Trophoblast; Trophoblast Stem Cells; Uterine Immune Cells
Investigating the associations between genetic variations in immune genes in the human placenta and pre-eclampsia
Principal investigators: Wang, Li Qing
Keywords: Bioinformatics; Dna Methylation Arrays; Placental Genetics; Placental Insufficiency; Pre-Eclampsia; Snp Arrays
Placental sex as a biological determinant in trophoblast function and trophoblast-diected immune activity
Principal investigators: Beristain, Alexander G; Robinson, Wendy P
Keywords: Biological Sex; Chromosomal Sex; Organoids; Placenta; Single Cell Rna Sequencing; Transcriptomics; Trophoblast; Trophoblast Stem Cells; Uterine Immune Cells
DNA methylation and cellular heterogeneity in the placenta
Principal investigators: Yuan, Victor
Keywords: Bioinformatics; Cell Biology; Developmental Biology; Dna Methylation; Epigenetics; Genomics; Machine Learning; Placenta; Pregnancy; Statistics
Sex-differences in placental and fetal development
Principal investigators: Robinson, Wendy P
Keywords: Development; Dna Methylation; Fetal Growth; Placenta; Sex
Genetics and epigenetics of sex differences in placental and fetal development
Principal investigators: Robinson, Wendy P
Keywords: Dna Methylation; Genetics; Placenta; Sex
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
- Medical Genetics
- Mouse Imaging Centre
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
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