Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology
Edlow Lab: Andrea Edlow, MD, MSc
Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology
Thier Building, Floor 9
60 Blossom Street
Boston,
MA
02114
Email: aedlow@mgh.harvard.edu
Explore This Lab
Overview
Andrea Edlow, MD, MsC, is a member of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty at Harvard Medical School and a Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital.
The laboratory of Andrea Edlow, MD, MSc, at Massachusetts General Hospital investigates the effects of maternal immune activation on fetal brain development and offspring behavior, and how these effects are modified by placental immune activation and fetal sex. Our work focuses on pre-clinical models (rodent) of maternal diet-induced obesity, and translational work with maternal COVID-19 infection in pregnancy.
Our lab was one of the first to use amniotic fluid supernatant and umbilical cord blood to investigate real-time fetal brain development in obese human pregnancy.
Gene expression profiling of these two biofluids identified abnormal gene expression signatures in fetuses of obese women, highlighting dysregulated brain development and increased inflammation.
Using a validated mouse model of maternal diet-induced obesity, we have demonstrated significant sex differences in the impact of maternal obesity on embryonic brain development, catecholamine neurotransmitter signaling, and offspring neurobehavior.
Maternal diet during pregnancy and lactation also significantly influences in utero brain development and offspring behavior.
Ultimately, we anticipate this work will provide targets for a lifestyle/behavioral intervention, and possibly for prenatal therapies that could be given orally to obese pregnant women, to reverse or ameliorate deleterious structural and functional changes.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, our lab pivoted to expand our focus to maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy. Partnering with a multi-disciplinary team, we have worked across the Mass General Brigham system to establish one of the largest COVID-19 Pregnancy Biorepositories in the country. Through these samples generously provided by enrolled participants, we have generated key insights into maternal immune response, vertical transmission and placental antibody transfer.
In the News
Review: COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnancy and Lactation: Current Research and Gaps in Understanding - Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. - Sept. 16, 2021
Podcast: Women’s Health: Fertile Ground for COVID Myths / Andrea Edlow, Stephanie Gaw, Alice Lu-Culligan, Leena Mithal, Steve Stecklow – EPIDEMIC with Dr. Celine Grounder
COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy Likely Benefits Moms and Babies – NICHD - Sept. 13, 2021
COVID vaccine effective in pregnant women –The Naked Scientist (BBC) - April 20, 2021
More Signs COVID Shots Are Safe for Pregnant Women – WebMD - April 20, 2021
Covid-19 Vaccinations of Pregnant Mothers Also Protect Newborns, Studies Suggest – Mar. 31 - The Wall Street Journal
Vaccination Calculus is Changing for New Parents – Mar. 31 - The Atlantic
Estudio revela cómo vacunas contra COVID-19 podrían beneficiar a embarazadas y sus bebés – Mar. 30 - Telemundo (video)
Pfizer, Moderna COVID Vaccines Safe for Pregnant Women – Mar. 29 - WebMD
Pregnant women 'didn't have the data' – until now: COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective, even for babies, study shows - Mar. 27 – USA Today
Reporte: vacunas de Pfizer y Moderna son efectivas en embarazadas y lactantes - Mar. 26 - Telemundo
COVID-19 Vaccination Response in Pregnant and Lactating Women: A Cohort Study - Mar. 25 - American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Pregnant women show robust immune response to COVID-19 vaccine, study finds - Mar. 25 - TODAY
Pfizer and Moderna are safe and effective in pregnant women, provide antibodies to newborns - Mar. 25 - ABC News
Study says Covid-19 vaccines provide protection for pregnant and lactating women—and their newborns – Mar. 25 - CNN
Pregnant Or Lactating? Vaccinated People Might Be Passing On COVID Immunity To Their Babies - Mar. 2021 - Washington Post
Vaccinated Mothers Pass Covid Antibodies to Babies In Utero and Through Breastmilk, Early Studies Show - Mar. 2021 - WBUR
Edlow Lab on CBS News to talk COVID-19 Vaccine Safety and Efficacy in Pregnancy - Mar. 2021- CBS News
Dr. Edlow's Research Named a Top Science Advance of the Year! - Jan. 2021 - NICHD Director’s Corner
Evidence Builds That Pregnant Women Pass Covid Antibodies to Newborns - Jan. 2021- New York Times
Research reveals compromised transfer of SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies through the placenta - Dec. 2020 - Mass General
Pregnant women with COVID-19 don’t pass virus to newborns, but also may pass fewer-than-expected antibodies to newborns - Dec. 2020 - Mass General
NORCH Newsletter Investigator Spotlight: Andrea G. Edlow, MD, MSc - Nov. 2019
Who We Are
Meet Our Team
Principal Investigator
Andrea Edlow, MD, MSc
Andrea Edlow, MD, MSc, is an Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School. She received her B.A. in History from Yale College, a Master’s of Science in Economic and Social History from Oxford University, and her MD from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She completed Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital combined program, and a Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellowship at Tufts Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine, where she completed her postdoctoral research in the laboratory of Dr. Diana Bianchi. While completing her career development award as part of the Reproductive Scientist Development Program (RSDP, NICHD), Dr. Edlow returned to MGH in 2017 to start her laboratory.
In addition to being a PI in the Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology and working as a Maternal-Fetal Medicine physician at MGH, Dr. Edlow serves as the Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at MGH. A critical part of both her clinical and scientific work is providing training and mentorship to the next generation of physicians and scientists. Dr. Edlow has mentored 20 trainees, who have gone on to productive careers in academic medicine, science, and the private sector.
Lydia Shook, MD
Dr. Shook is a Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialist in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, and an Investigator in the Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology. She received her undergraduate and medical degrees from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, and completed residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She recently completed the Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital in 2021, during which time she joined the Edlow lab as a Vincent Research Fellow to explore how maternal exposures and disease states, such as obesity, might affect fetal development through placental inflammation and immune activation. She was awarded the BWH/MGH NICHD WRHR (Women’s Reproductive Health Research) Faculty Career Development Award to support her work with the Edlow Lab investigating the impact of maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy.
Zhaojing (Ariel) Liu – Research Technician II
Ariel Liu graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2023, earning a BA in Biochemistry and Neuroscience. During her undergraduate years, she served as a research assistant at the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center to study HIV-1 immune responses. She contributed to multiple projects focusing on host-pathogen interactions and high-throughput B-cell sequencing. For her senior honors thesis, she investigated the impact of the commensal microbiome on HIV-1 vaccine immunogenicity. Motivated by her academic interest in immunology, Ariel is passionate about gaining further insights into maternal immune responses to viral infections at the Edlow lab. In the future, she hopes to pursue graduate school and continue exploring her interest in the field of immunology. Outside of lab, she enjoys making scented candles and aromatherapy.
Rachel Yinger – Research Technician I
Rachel Yinger is a graduate of Roanoke College, where she earned a BS in Biology and Creative Writing. During her time at RC, she was involved in research and completed an honors thesis project titled: “The Effect of Estrogen on Metabolic Health in Diet-Induced Obesity.” She also worked in a lab setting as a chemistry TA. In addition to research, Rachel has prior clinical experience as a medical scribe, nursing assistant, and EMT. Outside her love for science and medicine, she enjoys literature and the arts. She is a former professional ballet dancer and enjoys teaching ballet and choreographing.
Liv Jasset – Clinical Research Coordinator
Liv completed her undergraduate studies in Neuroscience at Hamilton College in Clinton, NY. While on campus she was involved in research in the Psychology, Neuroscience, and Biology departments studying a range of topics including eating disorders and neuronal migration. In her senior year, she conducted a year-long thesis studying the potential for oxytocin to attenuate drug-induced social avoidance. Now, as a Clinical Research Coordinator, Liv works with Dr. Edlow to investigate the impact of COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy. She hopes that her experiences in the Edlow Lab researching and advocating for women’s health will help shape her future career in medicine.
Caroline Bradford – Clinical Research Coordinator
Caroline Bradford recently joined the lab as a new CRC. She graduated from Boston College with a BS in Biology and a concentration in Psychology. While in undergrad, she worked in a research lab studying antibiotic resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae and was also involved in a public health club on campus. She is very passionate about maternal health and is so excited to be joining this team. Additionally, in her free time, she really enjoys going to eat at new places and walking around Boston!
Caroline Bald – Clinical Research Coordinator
Caroline Bald graduated from Boston College with a BS in Biology and a minor in Global Public Health and the Common Good. During her undergraduate experience, Caroline worked on public health research analyzing the neurotoxicity of plastics relating to child and infant brain development and lifelong health. Additionally, she conducted a senior thesis project aimed at generating a Rhodococcus spp. mutant library to establish better methods for aflatoxin degradation. Caroline is very passionate about maternal health and breaking down health barriers for vulnerable populations, and she looks forward to gaining clinical research experience before pursuing a medical career. Outside of the lab, Caroline enjoys playing soccer, painting, and spending time with friends!
Alexa Silfen – Clinical Research Coordinator
Alexa Silfen graduated from the University of Chicago with a Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences with a specialization in Global Health. Throughout her time at UChicago, Alexa was heavily involved in gastrointestinal research and was a teaching assistant for nutritional biology and metabolism courses. Her research focused on COVID-19 antibody response in patients on immunotherapy and investigating under-represented minorities in IBD clinical trials.
Alexa works with Dr. Edlow as the Ob/Gyn Departmental Clinical Research Coordinator, to facilitate research across the department. Alexa looks forward to enhancing research infrastructure with the Ob/Gyn Department, as well as furthering her passion for a medical career in women’s health. Outside of the lab, Alexa enjoys baking, traveling, and spending time with friends.
Laura Ibanez-Pintor, MD – Postdoctoral Fellow
Laura Ibanez-Pintor, MD, is a postdoctoral research fellow at Dr. Edlow's lab. She earned her MD from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia, in 2022 and currently aspires to pursue an OB/GYN residency in the US while advancing her research career. Passionate about women's health, she advocates for their well-being.
During medical school, Laura actively participated in various clinical research studies on the field, including postpartum depression and contraception methods. Prior to joining Dr. Edlow's lab, she was a Research Fellow in Obstetric Anesthesiology at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), where she contributed to projects concerning pre-operative care, postpartum hemorrhage, and pain management with the use of neuraxial techniques/medications for delivery. Through her research, she aims to enhance the holistic care provided to women and obstetric patients.
Recognizing the impact of maternal immunity research on fetal outcomes and child development, Laura seeks to refine her research skills at Dr. Edlow's lab to become an integral physician in her field.
Prabhat Upadhyay, MPharm, PhD – Postdoctoral Fellow
Liv completed her undergraduate studies in Neuroscience at Hamilton College in Clinton, NY. While on campus she was involved in research in the Psychology, Neuroscience, and Biology departments studying a range of topics including eating disorders and neuronal migration. In her senior year, she conducted a year-long thesis studying the potential for oxytocin to attenuate drug-induced social avoidance. Now, as a Clinical Research Coordinator, Liv works with Dr. Edlow to investigate the impact of COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy. She hopes that her experiences in the Edlow Lab researching and advocating for women’s health will help shape her future career in medicine.
Bridget O’Connor, BS – Clinical Research Program/Project Manager
Bridget is the Clinical Research Program/Project Manager in Dr. Edlow's lab and the Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology. She earned her undergraduate degree in microbiology with a minor in neuroscience from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Following graduation, she worked for four years at a biotechnology startup specializing in human gut microbiome research. Her achievements during her tenure include facilitating the isolation, characterization, and preparation of one of the most expansive collections of human gut bacteria globally, as well as helping to facilitate a nation-wide outreach program to source human pediatric fecal samples from over half of US States. This work aimed to develop consumer and pharmaceutical products from bacterial strains derived from human samples, targeting areas such as mental health, various forms of pain, and infant and maternal health.
In her current role, Bridget collaborates with Dr. Edlow and departmental colleagues to help develop research processes and infrastructure. Outside of the lab, Bridget loves to garden and paint. She also leads a community group dedicated to the improvement and support of local public spaces.
Alumni
Laboratory Staff
- Alissa Mitchell
- Stelios Vagios, MD
- LaTina Watson
- Laura Yockey, MD, PhD
Urogynecology Fellows
- Marcus Ortega, MD, MBA
- Youngwu Kim, MD
- Joe Shi, MD
- Vi Duong, MD ‘24
Postdoctoral Position Available
We are recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to work in the Edlow Laboratory within the Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology on NIH-funded projects focused on fetal brain-placental immune activation in the setting of maternal immune activation. Maternal immune-activating conditions of interest include obesity, diabetes, and viral infections. Experience in immunology, placental biology, neuroscience and/or systems/computational biology is ideal, but not required. Our research broadly focuses on the programming effects of maternal immune activation on fetal and offspring brain development and behavior, and the placenta-brain connection. We utilize pre-clinical models and human samples to explore mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental and metabolic morbidity in offspring exposed to immune activation in utero. We also focus on the impact of offspring sex on these outcomes. Our approach is multidisciplinary and highly collaborative. Our laboratory is affiliated with Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, as well as with the Innovation Center on Sex Differences in Medicine at Mass General.
Job Description
The Edlow Laboratory for basic and translational research is sited in the Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology (VCRB) on the main campus of Massachusetts General Hospital. Ongoing studies focus on the neurodevelopmental and metabolic programming effects of maternal obesity, maternal high-fat diet, and maternal viral infection (e.g. with SARS-CoV-2) during pregnancy and lactation. We work both with mouse models of maternal obesity as well as with human participant samples (placenta, maternal blood, cord blood, breastmilk and others). We evaluate the impact of maternal immune activation on placental and fetal immune activation. In the murine model, we assess fetal, juvenile, and adult offspring brain development using molecular and immunohistochemical techniques, as well as neurobehavioral testing. Areas of focus include: (1) the effects of maternal immune activation on offspring cognition and mood outcomes (anxiety, depression), particularly as they relate to neuroinflammation and brain-immune interactions; (2) Developing novel cellular models of fetal brain development using proxy cell types; (3) Developmental programming of offspring feeding behaviors (reward-based feeding governed by the mesolimbic dopamine circuit) and offspring metabolic parameters (including insulin resistance, body fat composition, and dysregulation of leptin, ghrelin, and other peripheral and central hormonal signaling); (4) Utilizing novel targeted therapeutics to improve offspring neurodevelopmental outcomes; and (5) Elucidating the role of fetal and offspring sex in mediating the effects of maternal diet-induced obesity on neurodevelopment.
- Extensive experience with molecular techniques including RNA/DNA/protein assays (required)
- Experience with cell isolations from tissue and blood (animal or human) and with techniques such as RNA-sequencing and flow cytometry/FACS (preferred)
- Experience with mouse models and handling, including rodent surgery (preferred)
- Experience either performing or working with bioinformatics analyses of sequencing data (preferred, but can provide training for interested applicants)
- Experience with brain retrieval, tissue preservation for immunohistochemical analyses, brain or placental sectioning and tissue staining, and neurobehavioral testing (preferred)
- Skill in collection, organization, management, and analysis of complex data sets (required)
- Skill in experimental design, protocol development, and troubleshooting (required)
- Skill in data analysis using statistical analytical tools is required. Experience with Graphpad Prism and/or SPSS/STATA/SAS is preferred.
- Experience preparing manuscripts for publication, experience with review and summarization of relevant literature for manuscript background and grant preparation (required). Preparation of study findings and presentation at professional meetings will also be strongly encouraged.
There are many opportunities for education and growth in our multidisciplinary, collaborative research program that brings together a diverse group of obstetrician-gynecologists, neuroscientists, immunologists, endocrinologists, animal neuroimagers at the world-class Athinoula Martinos Center for Brain Imaging, and translational and clinical researchers at the Innovation Center on Sex Differences in Medicine.
Requirements
Applicant should have a PhD.
Please email a CV and cover letter of interest to Ms. Jamie Murphy, Administrative Director for the Vincent Center of Reproductive Biology, at JPMURPHY1@mgh.harvard.edu, indicating that you are applying for the postdoctoral position in Dr. Edlow’s lab. Contact information for three professional references (names, address, phone and e-mail) will also be requested during the interview process.
Massachusetts General Hospital is a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School and an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.
Publications
Selected Publications
- Edlow AG. Maternal Metabolic Disease and Offspring Neurodevelopment: an Evolving Public Health Crisis. JAMA Network Open. 2021, accepted, in press
- Bordt EA, Shook LL, Atyeo C, Pullen KM, De Guzman RM, Meinsohn MC, Chauvin M, Fischinger S, Yockey LJ, James K, Lima R, Yonker LM, Fasano A, Brigida S, Bebell LM, Roberts DJ, Pépin D, Huh JR, Bilbo SD, Li JZ, Kaimal A, Schust D, Gray KJ, Lauffenburger D, Alter G, Edlow AG. Maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection elicits sexually dimorphic placental immune responses. Science Transl Med. 2021, accepted, in press.
- Shook LL, Fallah PN, Silberman J, Edlow AG. COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnancy and Lactation: Current Research and Gaps in Understanding. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2021, Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol., 16 September 2021. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2021.735394
- Atyeo C, DeRiso EA, Davis C, Bordt EA, DeGuzman RM, Shook LL, Yonker LM, Fasano A, Akinwunmi B, Lauffenburger DA, Elovitz MA, Gray KJ*, Edlow AG*, Alter G*. COVID-19 mRNA vaccines drive differential Fc-functional profiles in pregnant, lactating, and non-pregnant women. bioRxiv. 2021 Apr 5;. doi: 10.1101/2021.04.04.438404. PubMed PMID: 33851165; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8043455. *indicates co-last authors/equal contributions.
- Roberts DJ*, Edlow AG*, Romero R*, Coyne CB, Ting DT, Hornick JL, Zaki SR, Das Adhikari U, Serghides L, Gaw SL, Metz TD, on behalf of all members of the NIH/NICHD SARS-CoV-2 Placental Infection Workshop. SPECIAL REPORT: A standardized definition of placental infection by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a consensus statement from the National Institutes of Health/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NIH/NICHD) SARS-CoV-2 placental infection workshop. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021, published online August 5, 2021. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2021.07.029
- Shook LL, Bordt EA, Meinsohn MC, Pepin D, De Guzman RM, Brigida S, Yockey LJ, James KE, Sullivan MW, Bebell LM, Roberts DJ, Kaimal AJ, Li JZ, Schust D, Gray KJ, Edlow AG. Placental expression of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 in maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection: are placental defenses mediated by fetal sex? J Infect Dis. 2021, jiab335, https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiab335. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 34293137
- Yonker LM, Gilboa T, Ogata AF, Senussi Y, Lazarovits R, Boribong BP, Bartsch YC, Loiselle M, Noval Rivas M, Porritt RA, Lima R, Davis JP, Farkas EJ, Burns MD, Young N, Mahajan VS, Hajizadeh S, Herrera Lopez XI, Kreuzer J, Morris R, Martinez EE, Han I, Griswold K Jr, Barry NC, Thompson DB, Church G, Edlow AG, Haas W, Pillai S, Arditi M, Alter G, Walt DR, Fasano A. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children is driven by zonulin-dependent loss of gut mucosal barrier. J Clin Invest. 2021 May 25;. doi: 10.1172/JCI149633. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34032635.
- Zhou J, Choi S, Liu H, Zhang J, Tian Y, Edlow AG, Ezashi T, Roberts RM, Ma W, Schust DJ. Is SARS-CoV-2 infection a risk factor for early pregnancy loss? ACE2 and TMPRSS2 co-expression and persistent replicative infection in primitive trophoblast. J Infect Dis. 2021, Jul 22;jiab309. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab309. PMID: 34293134.
- Zurcher N, Roberts V, Schabel M, Edlow AG, Hooker J, Lo, J. Imaging Epigenetics of Prenatal THC. ACS Chem Neurosci. 2021 May 5;12(9):1466-1468. doi: 10.1021/acschemneuro.1c00176.
- Shook LL, Collier AY, Goldfarb IT, Diouf K, Akinwunmi BO, Young N, Brown A, Hacker MR, Kaimal AM, Gray KJ, Edlow AG. Vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2: consider the denominator. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2021 Apr 28:100386. doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2021.100386. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33932627; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8081748.
- Roberts DJ, Bebell LM, Edlow AG. SARS-CoV-2 ACE2 and TMPRSS2 Receptor Protein Expression Patterns Throughout Gestation. J Infect Dis. 2021 Apr 21. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab164. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33880519; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8083236.
- Kislal SK, Maesner C, Jin W, Edlow AG. Mismatch between obesogenic intrauterine environment and low-fat postnatal diet may confer offspring metabolic advantage. Obes Sci Pract, March, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/osp4.501
- Gray KJ, Bordt EA, Atyeo C, Deriso E, Akinwunmi B, Young N, Baez AM, Shook LL, Cvrk D, James K, De Guzman RM, Brigida S, Diouf K, Goldfarb I, Bebell LM, Yonker LM, Fasano A, Rabi SA, Elovitz MA, Alter G, Edlow AG. COVID-19 vaccine response in pregnant and lactating women: a cohort study. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, March 25, 2021.
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Evan A Bordt, Lydia L Shook, Caroline Atyeo, Krista M Pullen, Rose M De Guzman, Marie-Charlotte Meinsohn, Maeva Chauvin, Stephanie Fischinger, Laura J Yockey, Kaitlyn James, Rosiane Lima, Lael M Yonker, Alessio Fasano, Sara Brigida, Lisa M Bebell, Drucilla J Roberts, David Pepin, Jun R Huh, Staci D Bilbo, Jonathan Z Li, Anjali Kaimal, Danny Schust, Kathryn J Gray, Douglas Lauffenburger, Galit Alter, Andrea G Edlow. Sexually dimorphic placental responses to maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection. Biorxiv. 2021.
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Sheridan, S.D., Thanos, J.M., De Guzman, R.M. McCrea LT, Horng JE, Fu T, Sellgren CM, Perlis RH, Edlow AG. Umbilical cord blood-derived microglia-like cells to model COVID-19 exposure. Transl Psychiatry. 11, 179 (2021).
- Sheridan SD, Thanos JM, De Guzman RM, McCrea LT, Horng J, Fu T, Sellgren CM, Perlis RH, Edlow AG. Umbilical cord blood derived microglia-like cells to model COVID-19 exposure. Biorxiv. Epub 2020 Oct 7 (under peer review).
- Edlow AG, Li JA, Collier AY, Atyeo C, James KE, Boatin AA, Gray KJ, Bordt EA, Shook LL, Yonker LM, Fasano A, Diouf K, Croul N, Devane S, Yockey LJ, Lima R, Shui J, Matute JD, Lerou PH, Akinwunmi BO, Schmidt A, Feldman J, Hauser BM, Caradonna TM, De la Flor D, D’Avino P, Regan J, Corry H, Coxen K, Fajnzylber J, Pepin D, Seaman, MS, Barouch DH, Walker BD, Yu XG, Kaimal AJ, Roberts DJ, Alter G. Assessment of maternal and neonatal SARS-CoV-2 viral load, transplacental antibody transfer, and placental pathology in pregnancies during the COVID-19 pandemic. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Dec 1;3(12):e2030455.
- Atyeo C, Pullen KM, Bordt EA, Fischinger S, Burke J, Michell A, Slein MD, Loos C, Shook LL, Boatin AA, Yockey LJ, Pepin D, Meinsohn M, Nguyen NMP, Chauvin M, Roberts DJ, Goldfarb IT, Matute JD, James KE, Yonker LM, Bebell LM, Kaimal AJ, Gray KJ, Lauffenburger D, Edlow AG, Alter G. Compromised SARS-CoV-2-specific placental antibody transfer. Cell. 2020 Dec 23.
- Bartsch YC, Wang C, Zohar T, Fischinger S, Atyeo C, Burke J, Kang J, Edlow AG, Fasano A, Nilles EJ, Woolley AE, Karlson EW, Hopke AR, Irimia D, Fischer ES, Ryan ET, Charles R, Julg BD, Lauffenburger DA, Yonker LM, Alter G. Humoral signatures of protective and pathological SARS-CoV2 infection in children. Nature Medicine. 2020 (in press).
- Yonker LM, Neilan AM, Bartsch Y, Patel AB, Regan J, Arya P, Gootkind E, Park G, Hardcastle M, St John A, Appleman L, Chiu ML, Fialkowski A, De la Flor D, Lima R, Bordt EA, Yockey LJ, D’Avino P, Fischinger S, Shui JE, Lerou PH, Bonventre JV, Yu XG, Ryan ET, Bassett IV, Irimia D, Edlow AG, Alter G, Li JZ, Fasano A. Pediatric Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): clinical presentation, infectivity, and immune responses. J Pediatr. 2020 Dec; 227:45-52.
- Soffer MD, Shook LL, James K, Sawyer MR, Ciaranello A, Mahrouk R, Bernstein SN, Boatin AA, Edlow AG, York-Best C, Kaimal AJ, Goldfarb IT. Protocol-driven intensive outpatient management of pregnant patients with symptomatic COVID-19. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Nov;7(11):ofaa524.
- Goldfarb IT, Clapp MA, Soffer MD, Shook LL, Rushfirth K, Edlow AG, Boatin AA, Kaimal AJ, Barth WH Jr, Bryant AS. Prevalence and severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) illness in symptomatic pregnant and postpartum women stratified by Hispanic ethnicity. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Aug;136(2):300–302. Epub 2020 Jun 02.
- Shook L, Shui JE, MD, Boatin AA, Devane S, Natalie Croul N, Yonker LM, Matute JD, Lima RS, Schwinn M, Cvrk D, Gardner L, Azevedo R, Stanton S, Bordt EA, Yockey LJ, Fasano A, Li JZ, Yu XG, Kaimal AJ, Lerou PH, Edlow AG. Rapid establishment of a COVID-19 perinatal biorepository: early lessons from the first 100 women enrolled. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2020 Aug 26;20(1)215.
- Goldfarb IT, Clapp MA, Soffer MD, Shook LL, Rushfirth K, Edlow AG, Boatin AA, Kaimal AJ, Barth WH Jr, Bryant AS. Prevalence and severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) illness in symptomatic pregnant and postpartum women stratified by Hispanic ethnicity. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Aug;136(2):300–302. Epub 2020 Jun 02.
- Edlow AG, Guedj F, Sverdlov D, Pennings JLA, Bianchi DW. Significant Effects of Maternal Diet During Pregnancy on the Murine Fetal Brain Transcriptome and Offspring Behavior. Front. Neurosci. 2019; 13(1335).
- Edlow AG, Chen M, Smith NA, Lu CA, McElrath T. Fetal Bisphenol A Exposure: Concentration of Conjugated and Unconjugated Bisphenol A in Amniotic Fluid in the Second and Third Trimesters. Reprod Toxicol. 34(1): 1-7, 2012.
- Edlow AG, Bianchi DW. Tracking Fetal Development Through Molecular Analysis of Maternal Biofluids Biochim Biophys Acta. 1822(12):1970-80, 2012.
- Chen M, Edlow AG, Lin T, Smith NA, McElrath T, Lu CA. Determination of bisphenol-A levels in human amniotic fluid samples by liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. J Sep Sci 34(14):1648-55, 2011.
- Hui L, Wick HC, Edlow AG, Cowan JM, Bianchi DW. Global gene expression analysis of term amniotic fluid cell-free RNA: A window into fetal maturation. Obstet Gynecol 121(6):1248-54, 2013.
- Edlow AG, Vora NL, Hui L, Wick HC, Cowan JM, Bianchi DW. Maternal obesity affects fetal neurodevelopmental and metabolic gene expression: a pilot study. PLoS One. 9(2):e88661, 2014.
- Noto K, Majidi S, Edlow AG, Bianchi DW, Slonim D. CSAX: Characterizing Systematic Anomalies in eXpression Data. J Comput Biol 22(5):402-13, 2015.
- Edlow AG, Slonim DK, Wick HC, Hui L, Bianchi DW. The Pathway Not Taken: Understanding 'Omics Data in the Perinatal Context. Am J Obstet Gynecol 213(1):59.e1-172, 2015.
- Neri C, Edlow AG. Effects of Maternal Obesity on Fetal Programming: Molecular Approaches. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med, 2015 Sep 3;6. pii: a026591.
- Edlow AG, Hui L, Wick HC, Fried I, Bianchi DW. Assessing the fetal effects of maternal obesity via transcriptomic analysis of cord blood: a prospective case-control study. BJOG 123(2): 180-189, 2016.
- Edlow AG, Guedj F, Pennings JLA, Sverdlov D, Neri C, Bianchi DW. Males are from Mars, females are from Venus: sex-specific fetal brain gene expression signatures in a mouse model of maternal diet-induced obesity. Am J Obstet Gynecol 214(5):623.e1-623.e10, 2016.
- Edlow AG. Maternal Obesity and Neurodevelopmental and Psychiatric Disorders in Offspring. Prenatal Diagnosis, 37(1):95-110, 2017. PMC5572633.
- Mhatre M, Adeli S, Norwitz EN, Craigo S, Phillippe M, Edlow AG. The effect of maternal obesity on placental cell-free DNA release in a mouse model. Reprod Sci 2018, in press.