Selected Publications

Meakin, A.S.; Gatford, K.L.; Lien, Y.C.; Wiese, M.D.; Simmons, R.A.; Morrison, J.L.: Characterisation of ciclesonide metabolism in human placentae across gestation. Placenta 154(2): 41-48, Sep 2024.

Lien, Y.C.; Garifallou, J.P.; Leite, R.; Winn, V.D.; Parry, S.; Strauss III, J.F.; Simmons, R.A. : Single nuclei RNA-seq analysis reveals race and sex differences in the function of mid-gestation human placenta. 71th Annual Scientific Meeting, Society for Reproductive Investigation, Vancouver, Canada. Poster March 2024.

Lien, Y.C.; Kan, M.; Leite, R.; Himes, B.E.; Winn, V.D.; Parry, S.; Strauss III, J.F.; Simmons, R.A.: Race differences in energy metabolism and inflammatory status of mid-gestation human placenta. 71th Annual Scientific Meeting, Society for Reproductive Investigation, Vancouver, Canada. Podium March 2024.

Meakin, A.S.; Gatford, K.L.; Lien, Y.C.; Wiese, M.D.; Simmons, R.A.; Morrison, J.L. : Placental-specific ciclesonide to des-ciclesonide conversion is not impacted by gestational age or placental sex. Endocrine Society of Australia – Society for Reproductive Biology Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane, Australia. Poster November 2023.

Flaherty, S.E. III; Bezy, O.; LaCarubba, B.; Song, L.; Piper, M.; Pang, J.; Park, Y.; Asano, S.; Lien, Y.C.; Griffin, J.D.; Robertson, A.; Opsahl, A.; Shanthappa, D.H.; Ahn, Y.; Pashos, E.; Simmons, R.A.; Birnbaum, M.J.; Wu Z.: SPAG7 deletion causes intrauterine growth restriction, resulting in adulthood obesity and metabolic dysfunction. eLife 12(1): RP91114, Jul 2023.

Lien, Y.C.; Leite, R.; Winn, V.D.; Parry, S.; Simmons, R.A.: Racial differences in the metabolome and inflammatory status in second trimester human placenta. Aspen Perinatal Biology Symposium, Aspen, CO, poster August 2022.

Hanke, S.; Joshi, A.; Lien, Y.C.; Fu, W.; Wang, P.Z.; Tarapore, P.; Simmons, R.A.; Pinney, S.E.: PFOA exposure prior to hepatocyte differentiation leads to DNA methylation and expression changes linked to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Aspen Perinatal Biology Symposium, Aspen, CO, poster August 2022.

Lien, Y.C.; Leite, R.; Winn, V.D.; Parry, S.; Simmons, R.A: Racial differences in the metabolome in second trimester human placenta. 69th Annual Scientific Meeting, Society for Reproductive Investigation. Denver, CO, poster March 2022.

Lien, Y.C.; Pinney, S.E.; Lu, X.M.; Simmons, R.A.: Identification of novel regulatory regions induced by intrauterine growth restriction in rat islets. Endocrinology 163(2): bqab251, Feb 2022.

Lien, Y.C.; Zhang, Z.; Falk, M.J.; Parry, S.; Simmons, R.A.: Human placental transcriptome and metabolome reveal critical alterations in energy metabolism with fetal sex differences in spontaneous preterm birth. US DOHaD Conference, Chapel Hill, NC, poster November 2021.