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Juan F. Garcia Rivas

University of AlbertaORCID 0000-0002-8423-6429Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Meghan R. RiddelliD· 3 shared Wendy K. DuaniD· 3 shared Ivan K. DomingoiD· 2 shared Sumaiyah Z. ShahaiD· 2 shared Alyssa Spyracopoulos· 1 shared Bethan L. WilsoniD· 1 shared Christian J. BellissimoiD· 1 shared Elmy Castillo· 1 shared

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Advanced Maternal Age Impairs Decidual Angiogenesis and Spiral Artery Remodelling

Wendy K. Duan, Natalie Nakatsui, Alyssa Spyracopoulos, Elmy Castillo, Juan F. Garcia Rivas, Christian J. Bellissimo, Meghan R. Riddell

This study shows that advanced maternal age impairs decidual angiogenesis and spiral artery remodeling in mice, contributing to pregnancy complications and cardiovascular risk.

bioRxiv · Oct 23, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology

aPKC-ζ III promotes trophoblast fusion by altering Par-3 interactions with Hippo Signaling Kinase LATS1

Sumaiyah Z. Shaha, Wendy K. Duan, Juan F. Garcia Rivas, Ivan K. Domingo, Meghan R. Riddell

This study identifies aPKC-ζ III as a regulator of trophoblast fusion by modulating Hippo signaling through its interaction with Par-3 and LATS1.

Stem Cell Reports · Jun 25, 2026Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology

Placental cytotrophoblast microvillar stabilization is required for cell-cell fusion

Wendy K. Duan, Sumaiyah Z. Shaha, Juan F. Garcia Rivas, Bethan L. Wilson, Khushali Patel, Ivan K. Domingo, Meghan R. Riddell

The paper identifies microvillar stabilization via ezrin as essential for cytotrophoblast fusion and differentiation in the placenta.

Development · Apr 1, 2025Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology