My research spans many aspects of mammalian development and reproduction, often in the light of evolution. Much of my current work focuses on the early embryo – the differentiation of early lineages, placental tissues, asymmetries and stem cells. I also use bioinformatics to identify novel genes and mechanisms in marsupial development and reproduction, many of which reveal links between humans and their distant vertebrate ancestors.

Characterisation of major histocompatibility complex class I genes at the fetal-maternal interface of marsupials. Immunogenetics. 67. 2015 Different Species Choose Their Own Paths to Pluripotency. Developmental Cell. 35. 2015 Paf receptor expression in the marsupial embryo and endometrium during embryonic diapause. Reproduction. 147. 2014 Anatomy of a blastocyst: Cell behaviors driving cell fate choice and morphogenesis in the early mouse embryo. Genesis. 51. 2013 Early cell lineage specification in a marsupial: a case for diverse mechanisms among mammals. Development. 140. 2013