Rebecca Anne Simmons

The paper compares small and large extracellular vesicles from healthy pregnancies to identify subtype-specific cargo differences and establish a reference for normal EV biology.

This study shows that low-dose mixtures of endocrine disrupting chemicals alter brain transcriptomes and behavior in mice, with sex-specific effects and changes in cell-cell signaling.

This study identifies immune cell populations in the developing rat pancreas and spleen, showing IUGR disrupts their composition and is influenced by tissue environment and sex.

This study shows maternal exercise rescues skeletal defects in fetal akinesia by directly stimulating fetal joint and bone development through mechanical forces.

This study shows that maternal extracellular vesicles from COVID-19 pregnancies alter trophoblast function, contributing to placental dysfunction.

This study identifies SPAG7 gene mutations in mice causing intrauterine growth restriction and adult obesity through reduced energy expenditure and mitochondrial dysfunction.