Former social media account of the Beristain Lab at UBC/BCCHR. Follow us @beristainlab.bsky.social on Bluesky for further updates

Vancouver, British Columbia
Joined June 2022
🚨 NEW PAPER ALERT 🚨 Our latest research in @Dev_Cell dives into assessing primary and stem cell-derived human trophoblast organoids. Find the 🧵 by the first author @MattShannon_Sci below ⬇️ doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.202…
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This is our last post on this social media platform. Follow us @beristainlab.bsky.social on Bluesky for further updates!
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🚨 NEW PRE-PRINT ALERT 🚨 Our latest study showing how obesogenic diet shapes the early pregnancy uterus is now online! Find the 🧵by @burakkoksal_sci below ⬇️
Excited to share that the bulk of my graduate work is now online as a pre-print: Obesogenic diet alters decidual differentiation and cell-cell communication in the mouse uterus 🧵 doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.13.6…
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Congratulations to Dr. Shannon, the very first Dr. from the lab 🎉 We are proud of you and we wish you all the best in your next chapter!
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Burak and Katie shared their findings at the CELL Program Retreat last week!
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Victoria and Katie shared their findings at the OBGYN Day 2025!
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Victoria presented a poster at the Faculty of Medicine Research Day 2025! 🥳
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Gina gave a talk, and Katie and Victoria presented posters to share their work @_HealthyStarts Research Day 2025! Big congratulations to all three of them as they all won travel awards! 🎉
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🚨 NEW PRE-PRINT ALERT 🚨 Our latest study comparing male and female human extravillous lineage-associated trophoblasts across the first trimester is now online! Find the 🧵by @MattShannon_Sci below ⬇️
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Replying to @MattShannon_Sci
Using bulk & available single-cell data we compared EVT across the first trimester. Our results suggest that autosomal expression patterns in male & female EVT-lineage cells diverge after week 10 of pregnancy, likely following the erosion of spiral artery plugs. [3/4]
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Happy holidays from the Beristain lab! Wishing everyone an amazing start to the new year!🎉🎄
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The placenta is essential to a fetus’ development, but little is known about how it develops and interacts with the uterus. Dr. Alexander Beristain is using an artificial model of the placenta to better understand its role in pregnancy. More: bcchr.info/3PWJ3GE #BCCHR2024
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Thank you Dr. Alexander G. Beristain, PhD, for a fantastic #lecture 'Evaluating regenerative trophoblast systems and deciphering the importance of oxygen in extravillous trophoblast lineage development' #research
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Gina’s story was featured by the G+PS! grad.ubc.ca/campus-community…
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Victoria presented her work at the CELL seminar today. Congratulations Victoria! 🎉
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@BeristainLab welcomes a new Master’s student, Elakkiya Prabaharan!
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