Daniel J Stadtmauer

The paper investigates how fetal inflammatory signals in marsupials influence maternal investment, finding that IL-1 and IL-6 inhibition increases fetal biomass but reduces litter survival.

This paper compares single-cell data across six mammalian species to uncover evolutionary patterns in cell types and signaling at the fetal-maternal interface, finding conserved gene signatures and stepwise evolution of decidual cells.

This paper compares single-cell transcriptomes of uterine and embryonic tissues across rodents and opossums to show that marsupial uteri activate an ancestral signaling axis similar to eutherian implantation, but with inhibitory signals preventing invasion.

The paper compares spermatogenic gene expression in opossum and mouse to identify evolutionary dynamics in germline biology.

This study compares PGE2 and cAMP-based protocols for inducing decidualization in human endometrial stromal fibroblasts, finding that PGE2 induces a more physiologically relevant transcriptomic response.