
← MODCAST29. Juli · 38 Min.
Dr. Christina Megli on the New Discovery of Macrophage Cells in the Amniotic Sac
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.