Emilie Hitzerd

Emilie Hitzerd is a Researcher at Erasmus University Medical Center (Erasmus MC) in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Her work focuses on placental biology and pregnancy complications, particularly preeclampsia. She completed her doctoral thesis in 2020 titled "Towards New Therapies for Preeclampsia: Restoring Vascular Dysfunction".

Her research explores placental transport mechanisms, drug efficacy in pregnancy-related conditions, and immunological changes in preeclampsia. Key areas include thyroid hormone placental transport, anti-inflammatory therapies for preeclampsia, and placental innate immune responses.

Her work spans both clinical and pharmaceutical research, with recent studies investigating pentoxifylline's placental effects and innate immune alterations in early-onset preeclampsia. She collaborates with teams in pharmacology and immunology to advance understanding of maternal-fetal interfaces.