Karin J. Blakemore

Karin J. Blakemore (born 1953) is a leading medical geneticist and works in gynecology and obstetrics, human genetics, and maternal and fetal medicine. Dr. Blakemore's major contribution to medicine stems from her research as a member of a team that aimed to fight genetic disorders through the in utero transplantation of donor cells using a mouse as an animal model. Through this initial research in regards to first trimester prenatal diagnosis, Blakemore initiated the beginning of research on in utero bone marrow transplantation for genetic disorders of the fetus. Provided by Wikipedia