Dr. Anne-Christine Peyter

Dr. Anne-Christine Peyter is a senior researcher, co-head of the Neonatal Research Laboratory at the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Switzerland. After studying biology at the University of Lausanne, she completed a PhD in pharmacology and toxicology on the effects of NO and ROS on human epithelial cells. After obtaining her PhD, in 1999, she started the Neonatal Research Laboratory with Prof. Dr. Jean-François Tolsa. They developed research projects in the field of perinatal medicine and the developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD). After studying for several years long-term adverse effects of perinatal hypoxia on the adult pulmonary circulation using a murine model, she has focused since 2009 on the regulation of human umbilical circulation in fetal growth restriction (FGR). All her projects place particular emphasis on the differences between males and females. She is specialized in vascular physiology, in particular in ex vivo assessment of vasoreactivity using organ baths. She is particularly interested in umbilical and pulmonary circulation, where veins play a special role in oxygenation. Alongside her research projects, she has developed several collaborations including measurements of vascular reactivity in different types of animal or human vessels.