Rate My Professor Maria Bowman

Bowman's research centers on maternal-fetal endocrinology, notably the regulation of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) and its implications for preterm birth and labor onset. Key publications include "Sex-specific associations between placental corticotropin releasing hormone and problem behaviors in childhood" (Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2024), "Revisiting the placental clock: Early corticotrophin-releasing hormone rise in recurrent preterm birth" (PLOS ONE, 2021), "Can Placental Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Inform Timing of Antenatal Corticosteroid Administration?" (Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2019), "Promoter Methylation Pattern Controls Corticotropin Releasing Hormone Gene Activity in Human Trophoblasts" (PLoS ONE, 2017), and "Patterns of Plasma Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone, Progesterone, Estradiol, and Estriol Change and the Onset of Human Labor" (Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2009). Earlier works feature "Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone in Baboon Pregnancy" (1993). She has contributed to 19 journal articles, 13 conference papers, and a book chapter on CRH in parturition regulation (2000). Her efforts have garnered over 660 citations, influencing studies on placental clocks and hormone profiles in twin and obese pregnancies. Additionally, she supports grant submissions, ethics applications, and laboratory operations as part of the Priority Research Centre for Reproductive Science.