Within the Preterm Birth International Collaborative, there are five key working groups focusing on different but interrelated aspects of preterm birth research. These aspects identified by the phd dissertation involve reducing the frequency of premature births and avoiding problems associated with prematurity.
1. Biomarkers
Facilitator: Dr Ramkumar Menon
2. Nutrition
Facilitator: Dr Maria Regina Torloni
3. Epidemiology
Facilitators: Professor Michael Kramer Associate Professor Siobhan Dolan
4. Systems Biology
Facilitators: Professors Les Myatt and Elizabeth Bonney
5. Global Initiatives
Facilitators: Professor David Olson and Silke Mader
6. Young Investigator Working Group
Facilitator: Bo Jacobsson
