MODCAST
MODCAST is a podcast on the most impactful maternal and infant health research conducted today. MODCAST aims to bring scientists, doctors, donors, and families behind the laboratory doors for a fascinating look into the science that is changing, study by study, the story of moms and babies in the U.S. From interviews and news analysis to study discussions and more, MODCAST is the science community’s source for today’s preeminent research on moms and babies.
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Latest Episodes
Dr. Thomas Jansson on the Placenta and Fetal Growth
Dr. Thomas Jansson, the 2026 winner of the March of Dimes Agnes Higgins Award in Maternal-Fetal Nutrition, the Vice Chair of Research for the University of Colorado Anschutz Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the department’s Florence ...
Dr. Leonard Zon on the Secrets of the Zebrafish
Dr. Leonard Zon, winner of the 2026 March of Dimes Richard B. Johnston, Jr., MD Prize, Director of the Stem Cell Research Program at Boston Children’s Hospital, and the Grousbeck Professor of Pediatric Medicine at Harvard Medical School, discus...
Dr. Tomiko Oskotsky on the Big Moment for March of Dimes Data
Dr. Tomiko Oskotsky, who co-directs The March of Dimes Database for Preterm Birth Research, discusses the database’s recent wins: being chosen for a National Science Foundation AI program and launching an AI assistant called ChatPTB, or ChatPre...
Dr. Rupsa Boelig on Aspirin Dosing for High-Risk Pregnant Women
Dr. Rupsa Boelig, a 2025 March of Dimes Discovery Research Grant winner and an Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine at Philadelphia’s Thomas Jefferson University, discusses her new study on...
Dr. Ramkumar Menon on the New Texas Collaborative Prematurity Research Center
Dr. Ramkumar Menon, professor and director of the division of basic and translational research in obstetrics and gynecology at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and one of two principal investigators at the new March of Dimes ...
