Gina, Andy, Maya and Elakkiya attended the annual CELL retreat at Loon Lake.

Andy presented a poster at the WACH+ Research Day 2026!

Today we celebrated Victoria and Burak’s successful defences and Elakkiya’s poster prize 🎉 A proud moment for the Beristain Lab!

Elakkiya presented her research at the Healthy Starts Research Day 2026! She also received the best poster presentation award. Congratulations Elakkiya 🎉

Burak successfully defended his master’s thesis! 🎉 Congratulations on wrapping up all of your hard work and we’re excited to see what your next chapter holds.

We are pleased to welcome our new Master’s student, Andrea Rosas, who joined our lab in January. Welcome Andy!

Victoria defended her master's thesis🎉 We are proud of you and we wish you all the best in your next chapter!

We took a break from the lab to enjoy some sunshine and recharge ☀️⛰️

Happy holidays from the Beristain lab! Wishing you all an amazing start to the new year!🎄🎁

@BeristainLab welcomes a new PhD student, Maya Grayck!

Our latest review is out! We discuss how organoid systems are advancing our understanding of human trophoblast development and placental biology. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.fe...

Victoria presented a poster at the IFPA Conference 2025 in Erfurt! 🥳

🚨 NEW PRE-PRINT ALERT 🚨 Our latest study showing how maternal obesogenic diet impacts the post-implantation mouse endometrium is now online! doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Obesogenic diet alters decidual differentiation and cell-cell communication in the mouse uterus

Maternal obesity is associated with increased risk of infertility, implantation failure, miscarriage, and other pregnancy complications. While prior studies have linked obesity to uterine dysfunction ...

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