# Maternal-Fetal Crosstalk

> **NIH NIH R13** · KEYSTONE SYMPOSIA · 2020 · $10,000

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
Support is requested for a Keystone Symposia conference entitled Maternal-Fetal Crosstalk, organized by Drs.
Sing Sing Way, Carole R. Mendelson and Michal A. Elovitz. The conference will be held in Keystone,
Colorado from June 7-11, 2020.
An interwoven array of physiological changes required for sustained growth and protection of the developing
fetus occurs during pregnancy. Despite its necessity for species survival, many important aspects of how
pregnancy is maintained are still undefined and reproductive biology remains an understudied area of
biomedical research. For example, there are gaps in the knowledge pertaining to how pregnancy duration and
birth timing are regulated, basic questions on how the placenta develops and functions, and on symbiotic
interactions between genetically foreign maternal and fetal tissues with commensal microbes that exist at the
maternal-fetal interface. With such gaps in knowledge unresolved, it is not surprising that pregnancy
complications remain the leading cause of infant and childhood mortality. The primary goal of this conference
on maternal-fetal crosstalk is to bring together scientists and trainees with specialized expertise in unique
aspects of pregnancy to accelerate the research behind these important knowledge gaps. Emerging and
controversial aspects of pregnancy physiology and pathogenesis will be discussed in the collegial spirit that is
a defining hallmark of Keystone meetings. Given the direct links between biological and immunological
mechanisms underlying the maintenance of pregnancy and the health of infants and children, this conference
will be held jointly with Immunity in Early Life: From the Maternal to the Microbial Environment. The
conferences will share sessions on maternal-fetal immunological tolerance and how primary colonization of
offspring influences development.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9993744
- **Project number:** 1R13HD102148-01
- **Recipient organization:** KEYSTONE SYMPOSIA
- **Principal Investigator:** Thale Cross Jarvis
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $10,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-04-01 → 2022-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9993744

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9993744, Maternal-Fetal Crosstalk (1R13HD102148-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-12 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9993744. Licensed CC0.

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