Sara L. Hillman

The paper evaluates single cell transcriptomic methods on challenging placental tissue, finding that sample processing and storage have greater impact on results than technical variations.

This study identifies spatially distinct fetal and maternal cell contributions to severe preeclampsia, highlighting new maternal immune signatures and potential therapeutic targets.

The paper identifies an association between ribosomal DNA copy number and body mass in humans and rats, showing it relates to growth rate and BMI but not obesity.

The paper investigates birth weight in a high altitude Ladakhi population using GWAS and ancestry analysis, finding evidence of Tibetan ancestry and nominal associations with birthweight-related genes.