We're excited to share our events with you
Subject matter experts affiliated with the Developing Brain Institute make regular presentations
to internal, external, national and international audiences. Below, please find future sessions
and past Zoom recordings.
2023 | Nov 14
Susan Weiner scheduled to present the poster, “The effects of a prenatal mindfulness
intervention on maternal distress reduction, infant brain and behavioral development
during the COVID-19 pandemic,” during the Society for Neuroscience conference,
Neuroscience 2023. Washington, D.C.
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2023 | Oct 27
Ellen Bartolini, Psy.D., PMH-C, scheduled to present the oral abstract, “Mental Health
Screening and Intervention in a Fetal Medicine Program: Program Development and Initial
Findings” during the Marce of North America 2023 Conference. Alexandria, VA.
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2023 | Oct 26
Susan Weiner scheduled to present the oral abstract, “The effects of a prenatal
mindfulness intervention on maternal distress reduction during the COVID-19 pandemic,”
during the Marce of North America 2023 Conference. Alexandria, VA.
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2023 | Oct 26
Catherine Limperopoulos, Ph.D., scheduled to present the oral abstract “Recruitment and
retention of low-income Black pregnant people in a randomized clinical trial” during the
Marce of North America 2023 Conference. Alexandria, VA.
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2023 | July 22-26
Jung-Hoon Kim, Ph.D., presented “Finetuning neonatal functional brain network
representations using variational autoencoders” during the Organization for Human Brain Mapping
2023 Annual Meeting. Montréal, Quebec.
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2023 | July 15-19
Tracy Vozar, Ph.D., IMH-E (IV-R), presented “Connecting Perinatal Mental
Health and Pediatrics: Initial Reflections of DC Mother-Baby Wellness Program at THEARC”
during the 18th World Congress for the World Association for Infant Mental Health.
Dublin, Ireland.
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2023 | June 3-8
Catherine Limperopoulos, Ph.D., presented “Fetal quantitative imaging for
clinical decisions” during the 2023 ISMRM & ISMRT Annual Meeting. Toronto, Ontario.
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2023 | April 13
Catherine Limperopoulos, Ph.D., participated in a roundtable discussion about prenatal
brain consultations and interventions during the 33rd Annual Pediatric Neurology Update
course. Washington, D.C.
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2022 | Nov 5-7
Josepheen De Asis Cruz, M.D., Ph.D., presented “Altered functional brain
circuitry in fetuses with complex congenital heart disease” during American Heart
Association Scientific Sessions 2022. Chicago, Illinois.
Yao Wu, Ph.D., presented “Impaired prenatal brain development predicts
adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants with congenital heart disease” during
Virtual American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2022.
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2022 | Sept 19-23
Catherine Limperopoulos, Ph.D., presented “Perinatal mental health:
connecting the world” during International Marcé Society Biennial Meeting London 2022.
Ellen Bartolini, Psy.D., PMH-C, presented "Development of a perinatal mental
health program in a pediatric hospital: challenges and opportunities" during the
International Marcé Society Biennial Meeting. London. 2022
U'nek Clarke, LICSW, LCSW-C, PMH-C, presented “The DC Mother-Baby Wellness
Initiative: program development and initial experience” during the International Marcé
Society Biennial Meeting London 2022.
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2022 | Aug 30-Sept 3
Catherine Limperopoulos, Ph.D., presented “When the heart is broken:
Nurturing resilience in the mother-baby dyad)” during Cardiology 2022: 25th Annual
Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease conference. Huntington Beach,
CA.
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2022 | April 27
Catherine Limperopoulos, Ph.D., presented “Harnessing the power of MRI to
understand the fetal origins of neuropsychiatric disorders.” 2022 Floyd H. Gilles
Lecture in Neuroscience. The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los
Angeles, CA.
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2022 | Feb 11
Catherine Limperopoulos, Ph.D., presented “Consequences of cerebellar injury
in term and preterm infants” during the 13th International Newborn Brain Conference,
held in Clearwater, Florida.
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2021 | Sept 17
Catherine Limperopoulos, Ph.D., participated in “FIT’NG all ages: Advantages
and challenges of longitudinal fetal, infant and toddler neuroimaging” panel in
conjunction with Flux: The Society for Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience’s 2021
Virtual Congress.
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2021 | Sept 11
National Maternal & Infant Health 2021 Pre-Summit Video. Project RESCUE study staff and
volunteers share insights on resilience amid the COVID19 pandemic
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2021 | June 26
Catherine Limperopoulos, Ph.D., presented during Season II of the
International Pediatric Neuroradiology Teaching Network.
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2021 | June 15
Yoel Sadovsky, M.D., Magee-Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh, presented
“New insights into placental-maternal-fetal communication and pregnancy health,” an ISFB
quarterly lecture.
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2021 | June 6-8
Alexander Daigle, pediatric resident, presented “Altered fetal brain biochemistry in
growth-restricted pregnancies” during the ISPD 25th International Conference on Prenatal
Diagnosis and Therapy.
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2021 | June 6-8
Yuan-Chiao Lu, Ph.D., research associate, presented “Maternal depression during the
COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on human fetal brain development” and “Altered in vivo
human placental morphology and texture during COVID-19 pandemic era” during the ISPD
25th International Conference on Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy.
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2021 | Apr 30 - May 10
The Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) connects thousands of pediatricians and other
health care providers worldwide. This international gathering, delivered virtually in
2021, offers opportunities for a global audience of physician-scientists, clinicians,
and educators to share research, explore new ideas, build career opportunities, and
collaborate on future projects. Presentations cover issues of interest to generalists as
well as topics critical to a wide array of specialty and sub-specialty areas.
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2021 | Mar 3-5
Catherine Limperopoulos, Ph.D., presented during the Fetal and Neonatal
Neurology Congress: From basic science to clinical application.
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2021 | Mar 2-3
Catherine Limperopoulos, Ph.D., delivered keynote speech at the 23rd Biennial
Conference of the Israeli Association for Child Development and Rehabilitation.
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2021 | Feb 16
Nickie Andescavage, M.D., presented “Gaining new insights into placental health and
disease.”
Topics in Prenatal Pediatrics
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2021 | Feb 9
John Myseros, M.D., presented “Fetal and congenital hydrocephalus.”
Seminars in Prenatal Neurology
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2021 | Jan 25-30
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine 41st annual Pregnancy Meeting.
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2021 | Jan 19
Kevin J. Tracey, M.D., President and CEO and the Karches Family Distinguished Chair in
Medical Research at The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research presented
International Symposium on the Fetal Brain video talk.
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2020 | Nov 10
Catherine Limperopoulos, Ph.D., presented “Pregnant amid the COVID-19 pandemic: How
elevated maternal stress affects the developing fetal brain.” Obstetric Medicine Grand
Rounds, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
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2020 | Nov 10
Sarah Mulkey, M.D., Ph.D., presented “Congenital infections and the developing brain.”
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2020 | Sept 15
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2020 | Aug 18
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2020 | Oct 1
The A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation gathered leaders in hospital-based care,
community health providers, advocates and philanthropists to discuss innovations in
research and practice and working in partnership to help D.C. parents and children.
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2020 | Sept 9
In advance of this year’s National Maternal & Infant Health Summit, a preview video
showcases how A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation funding can lead to improved health
outcomes for D.C. mothers and babies.
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video
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2020 | Aug 18
“Normal and abnormal development of the fetal cerebral venous system”
Jonathan Murnick, M.D., Ph.D.
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2020 | Jul 21
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2020 | Jun 30
Lee Beers, M.D., FAAP, Children’s National Hospital pediatrician and medical director,
and Catherine Limperopoulos, Ph.D., director of the Developing Brain Institute at
Children’s National, discussed the new Clark Parent & Child Network during the Washington
Post Live event, “Maternal Health in America.”
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2020 | May 19
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2020 | April 21
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