Our team has successfully achieved human embryo implantation in the lab using a 3D endometrial scaffold. The Goal: Implantation is of the biggest hurdle in pregnancy. By understanding this process in the lab, we can develop new therapeutics to improve clinical outcomes and IVF success rates.

⏰ Last chance to save $250! Register by Dec 18 (11:59pm MST) for the Keystone Symposium on Stem Cell Models in Embryology. Join cutting-edge discussions on SCBEMs and their translational potential. hubs.la/Q03YlPvV0 #KSEmbryology26 #embryology @jun-wu-lab.bsky.social @ebisuyamiki.bsky.social

Curious. Over the last 100 years #longevity has pretty much doubled w little research input, while #fertlity decrases dramatically and yet, all the hype and the funding goes into treating aging as a disease and there is little research and funding for #ReproBio. Data @Gapminder

Thrilled to announce our new review in @ASRM_FandS on a critical bottleneck in fertility: human embryo implantation. For decades, this "black box" has limited our understanding of implantation failure and early pregnancy loss.

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Here are several invited speakers, and many more can be found in the latest conference program keystonesymposia.org/conferences/....

Looking to pursue cutting-edge research in early development, maternal-fetal interaction, or placental biology? See 👇 - Funded PhD www.trophoblast.cam.ac.uk/phd-students... - Next Generation Fellowship www.trophoblast.cam.ac.uk/next-generat... - MPhil www.mphil.bio.cam.ac.uk/mphil-pathwa...

With a total of five postdocs, we have a lot to share! Here is some more about our postdocs.

Thrilled to be a recipient of the ISCBRM award to advance stem cell research! Grateful to @Stanford and the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine for this incredible honor and support. #StemCellResearch #RegenerativeMedicine med.stanford.edu/stemcell/new...

"'This is an amazing body of work. This is a big deal,' says Amy Sparks, director of in vitro fertilization and reproductive testing laboratories at the University of Iowa and a vice president at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine." www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Happy World IVF Day to our incredible members and the wider infertility community! 🧡 Thank you for all you do to help patients build the families of their dreams. We're proud to support you by pushing for expanded access and providing opportunities for education and connection.

At this morning’s 134th Commencement ceremony, Stanford celebrated its largest graduating class in school history, awarding 2,140 bachelor’s degrees, 2,655 master’s degrees, and 1,010 doctoral degrees. Congratulations, #Stanford2025! 🌲❤️

We are highlighting Liz Robertson, @dev-journal.bsky.social Editor and the longest-standing Editor of @biologists.bsky.social journals, as an extraordinary biologist this week. #100biologists

I'm helping organize the 2026 Signaling by Adhesion Receptors GRC and would love your speaker suggestions! We're especially looking for assistant professors or new community members who would enrich the meeting. Send your suggestions via PRIVATE message or email. Thanks!

Stem cell-based models of early human development Read this Development at a Glance Article by Lizhong Liu @liliulab.bsky.social and Jun Wu @jun-wu-lab.bsky.social: journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

Thousands joined this year’s SHE (Stanford Health Empowerment) Talks—online and in person—for an essential convo on brain health w/ Karen Adams, MD, and Sharon Sha, MD. They shared real steps women can take to support brain function for years to come. youtu.be/BwtKYocLrgo?...

Don't miss your chance to save $200 & hear Keynote Speaker Diana Bianchi at the Regenerative Biology of the Female Reproductive System event. Register by 11:59pm MST on Feb. 26. keysym.us/KSFemaleRege... #KSFemaleRegen25 #wellbeingofwomen youtu.be/xIF56VCYJko @karalmckinley.bsky.social

Congratulations to our tissue engineer on his qual exam! 🎉 #StanfordMed #MolèLab

2025 Annual Meeting: "The Placenta at Term"

The Placental Biology Course returns in-person this September in Cambridge.

Some of our lovely lab members having fun at this years Stanford University OB-GYN Obstetrics and Gynecology Gala! #StanfordMed #obgyn #molèlab