Research Archives

Profile: Dr Viki Male

19/01/2022 | Highlights, Research, Story

profile: dr viki male Find out what inspired Viki to become a scientist and how her dedication to research is driving us closer to cracking the code on preterm birth. Viki has always been interested in science. She studied at the University of Cambridge where she...

COVID-19 and Pregnancy

10/03/2021 | Highlights, Research

COVID-19 and pregnancy At the forefront of the advancement of knowledge between COVID-19 and pregnancy is Borne funded lecturer in Reproductive Immunology, Dr Viki Male. Here, we share with you a Q&A and relevant resources from a variety of sources. We are now...

Nihad’s Story

19/03/2018 | Highlights, Research, Story

Nihad’s Story Nihad Abdelaziz is the first patient to be recruited for Borne’s initial clinical trial programme for pregnant women. The programme will test a combination of cAMP agonist, aminophylline, with progesterone as a potential treatment to delay the...

When I grow up, I want to be…

14/03/2017 | Highlights, Research

When I grow up, I want to be… – by Dr Alice Varley Women’s accomplishments, particularly in science, can often be forgotten from our history books. To mark International Women’s Day and British Science Week, Borne scientist Alice Varley shares one female...

Meeting Francois for British Heart Month

10/02/2017 | Highlights, Research

Meeting Francois for British Heart Month Dr Francois Sousa dos Santos, Borne PhD student, is investigating the effect of heart disease on pregnancy. February is National Heart Month, and so we sat down to talk to him about about his project, how he got involved in...

World AIDS Day: Investigating HIV and pregnancy with a Borne scientist

01/12/2016 | Highlights, Research

World AIDS Day: Investigating HIV and pregnancy with a Borne scientist Today marks World AIDS Day, a day where we come together to raise awareness and support people around the world who live with HIV. At Borne we are working to see how HIV can disrupt the immune...

Understanding Uterus Function

04/11/2016 | Highlights, Research

UNDERSTANDING UTERUS FUNCTION WILL HELP US UNDERSTAND PRETERM LABOUR The pregnant uterus and the brain are the only two remaining organs in the human body where there is scientific disagreement on how they actually work. A better understanding of uterus function is...

Profile of a Borne PhD Student

26/10/2016 | Highlights, Research

NUTRITION & PRETERM BIRTH: PROFILE OF A BORNE PHD STUDENT AnnieBelle Sassine is a Lebanese licensed dietician and a PhD student at Imperial College. She is working on a project that links nutrition to pregnancy complications, preterm labour and fetal development...

Inside Professor Mark Johnson’s Mind

03/05/2016 | Highlights, Research

INSIDE PROFESSOR MARK JOHNSON’S MIND We speak to Professor Mark Johnson, Founder of Borne, about his path to preterm birth research and why he founded the charity. “What inspired you to get into medicine?” I was looking for some way to work with...