Ashley Boyle
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Biographical details

Dr Boyle trained in Reproductive Biology at the University of Edinburgh. Prior to her appointment at King's College London, she was a Senior Research Fellow in Maternal and Fetal Medicine at the UCL Institute for Women’s Health, where she led the Preterm Labour Research Group.

Dr Boyle's research employs novel preclinical models of preterm birth to investigate the mechanisms underlying this condition and uses this information to develop innovative therapeutic approaches. She has a particular interest in mucosal immunity during pregnancy.

Dr Boyle's primary motivation is to improve the lives of women and children worldwide. 

Research interests

  • Understanding the fetal immune response to infection
  • Exploring cervical immune-mucosal interactions in term and preterm pregnancies
  • Developing novel anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial therapeutics for the prevention of preterm birth and neonatal brain damage (viral and non-viral gene therapy, drug repurposing)
  • Investigating the role of maternal intrauterine infection on neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality

Education/Academic qualification

Reproductive Health, Doctor of Philosophy, The effect of statins on preterm labour, University of Edinburgh

Award Date: 1 Dec 2017

Reproductive Sciences, Master of Science, University of Edinburgh

Award Date: 30 Sept 2013

Medical Sciences, Bachelor of Science, University of Edinburgh

Award Date: 30 Jun 2012

External positions

Honorary Lecturer in Maternal and Fetal Medicine, UCL University College London

Keywords

  • QP Physiology
  • Preterm birth
  • Inflammation
  • Infections
  • Cervix
  • Myometrium
  • Gene transfer
  • Drug Development
  • Immunology

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