Theresa L. Powell is a Professor at the Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA. She received her PhD in Biology (1989) from the University of Kentucky. She completed her post-doctorates at the Department of Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Diego (1989–1991), and the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco (1991–1994). She is internationally recognized for her work in determining the molecular mechanisms regulating ion and macronutrient transport in the human placenta and characterizing changes in placental function associated with important pregnancy complications. Currently, the primary focus of her research is to understand better how the abnormal metabolic environment of obesity or gestational diabetes in pregnant women affects placental function
and the long-term health of her baby.
