I teach university students Human Biology and Biomedical Sciences, and also run a research lab, the focus of which is Reproductive Biology. I study how the blood vessels of the placenta form from stem cells, and also how different conditions (such as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) may make it more difficult for women to become pregnant. We grow cells in the laboratory and assess how they behave under different circumstances, for example adding different hormones. Or we study pieces of placenta under the microscope to help determine how processes happen. I also collaborate with various colleagues who work on completely different areas of research - for example insecticide resistance in disease-spreading mosquitoes, because the techniques we use to study the biology behind it are the same.