21 Publications
2026
Prenatal cannabinoid exposure induces sex-specific alterations in placental growth and lipid metabolism gene expression
 
Trophoblast stem cells and syncytiotrophoblasts lack inflammatory responses to LPS but retain robust interferon-mediated antiviral immunity. Reproduction and Fertility
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2025
A multiplex PCR method to determine the sex of fetal rat tissues
Camp, Cristine⋅Camp, Cristine⋅Drotos, Paige⋅Drotos, Paige⋅Courville, Adrian⋅Courville, Adrian⋅Reed, Miranda⋅Reed, Miranda⋅West, Rachel and West, Rachel
Molecular biology reports, vol. 52, (no. 1), pp. 301, Mar 13, 2025. | Journal Article
 
Scrambled Lentiviral Control Vector Impairs Differentiation and Endogenous Retrovirus Gene Expression in Placental Cells. DNA and Cell Biology Reports
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Trophoblast stem cells and syncytiotrophoblasts lack inflammatory responses to LPS but retain robust interferon-mediated antiviral immunity
2024
Transcriptome comparisons of trophoblasts from regenerative cell models with peri-implantation human embryos
 
Transcriptome comparisons of trophoblasts from regenerative cell models with peri-implantation human embryos
Logsdon, Deirdre M⋅Ezashi, Toshihiko⋅West, Rachel C⋅Schoolcraft, William B⋅Roberts, R M and Jiang, Zongliang
Biology of Reproduction, vol. 111, (no. 5), pp. 1000-1016, Nov 2024. | Journal Article
2023
Sex differences in innate and adaptive immunity impact fetal, placental, and maternal health
2022
Beyond fusion: A novel role for ERVW-1 in trophoblast proliferation and type I interferon receptor expression. Placenta
 
Maternal physiology and blastocyst morphology are correlated with an inherent difference in peri-implantation human embryo development
Fertility and Sterility. | Journal Article
2021
Absence of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19 virus) within the IVF laboratory using strict patient screening and safety criteria. Reproductive BioMedicine Online
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Modeling human peri-implantation placental development and function. Biology of Reproduction
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2019
BRCA1 regulates HMGA2 levels in the Swan71 trophoblast cell line
West, Rachel C.⋅Russ, Jennifer E.⋅Bouma, Gerrit J. and Winger, Quinton A.
Molecular Reproduction and Development. | Journal Article
 
Dynamics of trophoblast differentiation in peri-implantation–stage human embryos. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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Implantation initiation of self-assembled embryo-like structures generated using three types of mouse blastocyst-derived stem cells
Nature Communications. | Journal Article
 
LIN28B regulates androgen receptor in human trophoblast cells through Let-7c
McWhorter, Erin S.⋅West, Rachel C.⋅Russ, Jennifer E.⋅Ali, Asghar⋅Winger, Quinton A. and Bouma, Gerrit J.
Molecular Reproduction and Development. | Journal Article
2018
HMGA2 is regulated by LIN28 and BRCA1 in human placental cells\textdagger
West, R C⋅McWhorter, E S⋅Ali, A⋅Goetzman, L N⋅Russ, J E⋅Anthony, R V⋅Bouma, G J and Winger, Q A
Biology of Reproduction. | Journal Article
 
Shifting perspectives from “oncogenic” to oncofetal proteins\mathsemicolon how these factors drive placental development
West, Rachel C⋅West, Rachel C.⋅Bouma, Gerrit J.⋅Bouma, Gerrit J⋅Winger, Quinton A. and Winger, Quinton A
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, vol. 16. | Journal Article
2015
Androgen Receptor and Histone Lysine Demethylases in Ovine Placenta
Cleys, Ellane R⋅Halleran, Jennifer L⋅Enriquez, Vanessa A⋅da Silveira, Juliano C⋅West, Rachel C⋅Winger, Quinton A⋅Anthony, Russell V⋅Bruemmer, Jason E⋅Clay, Colin M and Bouma, Gerrit J
PLoS One, vol. 10, (no. 2), Feb 2015. | Journal Article
 
Pig Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Neural Rosettes Developmentally Mimic Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Neural Differentiation. Stem Cells and Development
Gallegos-Cárdenas, Amalia⋅Gallegos-Cárdenas, Amalia⋅Webb, Robin⋅Webb, Robin⋅Jordan, Erin⋅Jordan, Erin⋅West, Rachel⋅West, Rachel⋅West, Franklin D⋅West, Franklin D⋅Yang, Jeong-Yeh⋅Yang, Jeong-Yeh⋅Wang, Kai⋅Wang, Kai⋅Stice, Steven L and Stice, Steven L
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2014
Induced Pluripotency in Chicken Embryonic Fibroblast Results in a Germ Cell Fate. Stem Cells and Development
Lu, Yangqing⋅Lu, Yangqing⋅West, Franklin D⋅West, Franklin D⋅Jordan, Brian J⋅Jordan, Brian J⋅Jordan, Erin T⋅Jordan, Erin T⋅West, Rachel C⋅West, Rachel C⋅Yu, Ping⋅Yu, Ping⋅He, Ying⋅He, Ying⋅Barrios, Miguel A⋅Barrios, Miguel A⋅Zhu, Ziying⋅Zhu, Ziying⋅Petitte, James N⋅Petitte, James N⋅Beckstead, Robert B⋅Beckstead, Robert B⋅Stice, Steven L and Stice, Steven L
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