David Tovar‐Parra

Late gestational exposure to flutamide alters stromal composition and immune landscape in the rat mammary gland during pre-puberty, peri-puberty, and adulthood

This study shows that prenatal exposure to flutamide alters mammary gland stromal composition and immune landscape in rats across multiple developmental stages.

Gap junction communication regulates luminal-myoepithelial crosstalk and cell differentiation in a bi-layered human mammary epithelial cell model

This study develops a bilayered co-culture model of human mammary epithelial cells and shows that gap junction communication is essential for lineage-specific differentiation.

An in utero exposure to the synthetic estrogen diethylstilbestrol affects the fat pad composition in post-natal mammary glands

This study shows that in utero exposure to diethylstilbestrol alters mammary gland stromal and immune features across development, leading to long-term changes in extracellular matrix and inflammation.