Research output per year
Research output per year
Professor, PhD
Professor Tribe trained as a physiologist at the University of Sheffield, UMDs and University of Maryland at Baltimore. At King’s College London she leads a team of scientists, doctors, midwives and bioinformaticians focussed on improving pregnancy outcomes and neonatal health. She is also Vice Dean for Research and Impact within the Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine.
Professor Tribe's scientific research interests include the innate immune system in the pregnant vaginal tract (host defense peptides, microbiome and metabolome), ion channel function in uterine smooth muscle, the physiology of parturition and the impact of maternal age on pregnancy outcome. Clinical studies include the prediction (biomarker discovery and development), prevention and treatment of preterm labour and improving induction and augmentation of labour. Recent projects include research into KV7 channels as targets for tocolysis, validation of a patented host defense peptide biomarker for prediction of preterm birth (INSIGHT study) and an RCT of three treatments for a shortening cervix in women at high risk of preterm labour (SuPPORT).
Innate immune system in the pregant female reproductive tractIon channel function in smooth muscle
Pregnancy cohorts and biomarkers for prediction of preterm labour
Pregnancy exposures and neonatal health
Physiology of parturition and impact of obsesity and maternal age
Development of tocolytic therapy for use in preterm labour
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):
Doctor of Philosophy, The Role of Dietary Salt and Sodium Transport in Asthma, United Medical and Dental Schools (UMDS)
Award Date: 1 Jan 1992
Physiology and Zoology, Bachelor of Science, University of Sheffield
Award Date: 1 Jan 1988
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Tribe, R., Martinez Nunez, R. & Vigilante, A.
1/10/2024 → 30/09/2027
Project: Research
1/09/2024 → 1/09/2026
Project: Research
Gibbons, D., Hutter, J., Ribeiro Galao, R. P., Story, L., Tree, T. & Tribe, R.
Leona M & Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust
1/12/2022 → 30/11/2025
Project: Research
Tribe, R., Gibbons, D. & Spencer, J.
1/09/2022 → 31/08/2025
Project: Research
Rachel Tribe (Recipient)
Activity: Other › Types of Award - Prize (including medals and awards)
Rachel Tribe (Recipient)
Activity: Other › Types of Award - Prize (including medals and awards)
Rachel Tribe (Invited speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Rachel Tribe (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Rachel Tribe (Advisor)
Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition
Tribe, Rachel (Recipient), 1993
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively