Summary
- Researcher: human uterine (myometrium) biology in the context of pregnancy and labour
- Assistant Supervisor to PhD students (Johnson group; Parturition research)
- Personal Tutor for BSc Medical Biosciences students
- Committee Member: Imperial As One (IAO) staff network
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
Zhang J, Chen J, Richardson JP, et al., 2022, Targeting an Initiator Allergen Provides Durable and Expansive Protection against House Dust Mite Allergy, Acs Pharmacology & Translational Science, Vol:5, Pages:735-751
Lai PF, Lei K, Zhan X, et al., 2021, Labour classified by cervical dilatation & fetal membrane rupture demonstrates differential impact on RNA-seq data for human myometrium tissues., PLOS One, Vol:16, ISSN:1932-6203, Pages:1-22
Lai PF, Young RC, Tribe RM, et al., 2021, Evaluating aminophylline and progesterone combination treatment to modulate contractility and labor‐related proteins in pregnant human myometrial tissues, Pharmacology Research & Perspectives, Vol:9, ISSN:2052-1707, Pages:1-18
Li JKH, Lai PF, Tribe RM, et al., 2021, Transcription factors regulated by cAMP in smooth muscle of the myometrium at human parturition., Biochemical Society Transactions, Vol:49, ISSN:0300-5127, Pages:997-1011
Lai PF, Georgiou EX, Tribe RM, et al., 2020, The impact of progesterone and RU-486 on classic pro-labour proteins & contractility in human myometrial tissues during 24-hour exposure to tension & Interleukin-1β, Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, Vol:500, ISSN:0303-7207
Stanfield Z, Lai PF, Lei K, et al., 2019, Corrigendum: Myometrial transcriptional signatures of human parturition, Frontiers in Genetics, Vol:10, ISSN:1664-8021
Shah NM, Lai PF, Imami N, et al., 2019, Progesterone-related immune modulation of pregnancy and labor, Frontiers in Endocrinology, Vol:10, ISSN:1664-2392