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Join the Developing Brain Institute at #PAS2023

This year, research-scientists affiliated with the Developing Brain Institute at Children’s National had two oral poster symposia, eight platforms and 13 posters accepted for the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2023 meeting (#PAS2023).

Developing Brain Institute presenters and collaborating researchers

Friday, April 28, 2023

Time: 5:15-7:15 p.m.
Title: Timing of the NeoNatal Neurobehavioral Scale 2nd edition (NNNS-II) in infants with antenatal opioid exposure and controls
Presenter: Stephanie L. Merhar, M.D., MS (co-author Catherine Limperopoulos, Ph.D.)

Saturday, April 29, 2023

Time: 8-9:30 a.m.
Title: Neonatal fetal nutrition & metabolism 1
Moderator: Katherine M. Ottolini, M.D., attending neonatologist

Time: 9:15-9:30 a.m.
Title: Altered prenatal brain development predicts early signs of autism in congenital heart disease
Presenter: Yao Wu, Ph.D., assistant professor

Time: 3-3:30 p.m.
Title: Disrupted functional brain connectome in the fetus with congenital heart disease
Presenter: Josepheen De Asis Cruz, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor

Time: 3:30-6 p.m.
Title: Relationship between perceived stigma in healthcare settings and psychological distress among individuals who took opioids during pregnancy
Presenter: Carla Bann, Ph.D. (co-author Catherine Limperopoulos, Ph.D.)

Time: 3:30-6 p.m.
Title: Characterizing the impact of fetal congenital heart disease on the neonatal epigenome
Presenter: Kristen Kocher, Ph.D., T32 research postdoctoral fellow

Sunday, April 30, 2023

Time: 11:30-11:45 a.m.
Title: Early parenteral lipid intake improves cerebellar neurometabolism in preterm infants
Presenter: Rebecca S. Lundberg, NICU Fellow PYG-6

Time: 11:30-11:45 a.m.
Title: Elevated maternal anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic alters newborn hippocampal and amygdala development
Presenter: Susan Lauren Weiner, research trainee

Time: 11:30-11:45 a.m.
Title: Impaired early brain growth and neurodevelopment in preterm infants receiving donor breast milk compared to mother’s own milk
Presenter: Katherine M. Ottolini, M.D., attending neonatologist

Time: noon-12:15 p.m.
Title: Maternal stress and early neurobehavioral outcomes in preterm infants
Presenter: Katherine M. Ottolini, M.D., attending neonatologist

Time: 3:30-6 p.m.
Title: Latent profile analysis of NNNS-II scores among neonates with antenatal opioid exposure and controls
Carla Bann, Ph.D. (co-author Catherine Limperopoulos, Ph.D.)

Time: 3:30-6 p.m.
Title: Evolution of the Central Autonomic Network in premature neonates
Presenter: Kelsey Christoffel, M.D., fetal-neonatal neurology fellow

Time: 3:30-6 p.m.
Title: Maternal stress in pregnancy predicts infant neurodevelopmental outcomes
Presenter: Madison Myers, MS, clinical research coordinator

Time: 3:30-6 p.m.
Title: Assessment of CONSENTER: a digital tool to enhance recruitment for a prospective longitudinal cohort study of antenatal opioid exposure
Jamie E. Newman (co-author Catherine Limperopoulos, Ph.D.)

Time: 3:30-6 p.m.
Title: Extrauterine somatic growth restriction affects volumetric brain growth in preterm infants
Presenter: Tameka T. Watson, M.D., neonatal-perinatal medicine fellow

Time: 3:30-6 p.m.
Title: Prenatal maternal mental distress is associated with altered motor and social-emotional development in toddlers with congenital heart disease
Presenter: Yao Wu, Ph.D., assistant professor

Monday, May 1, 2023

Time: 8:15-8:30 a.m.
Title: Preterm pain in the NICU is associated with atypical functional brain connectivity and developmental deficits at 18 months
Presenter: Kevin Cook, Ph.D., research postdoctoral fellow

Time: 9:15-9:30 a.m.
Title:Regional homogeneity as a marker of sensory cortex dysmaturity in premature infants
Presenter: Srikanth R. Damera, Ph.D., medical student

Time: 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Title: Maternal mental health conditions affect newborn resilience and neuromotor function
Presenter: Merrick Kasper, BA, clinical research coordinator

Time: 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Title: Emerging individual uniqueness in the newborn functional connectome
Presenter: Jung-Hoon Kim, Ph.D., research postdoctoral fellow

Time: 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Title:Automated in-vivo placental segmentation using multimodal fusion based on deep neural networks
Presenter: Dhineshvikram Krishnamurthy, MS

Time: 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Title: T2* weighted placental magnetic resonance imaging in pregnant women exposed to COVID-19 infection
Presenter: Morteza Pishghadam, Ph.D., MS, research postdoctoral fellow.

Time: 1-2:30 p.m.
Title: Impact of bronchopulmonary dysplasia on brain GABA concentration of preterm infants
Presenter: Sudeepta K. Basu, M.D., attending neonatologist

Time: 1-2:30 p.m.
Title: Central Autonomic Network connectivity in preterm and term neonates
Presenter: Kelsey Christoffel, M.D., fetal-neonatal neurology fellow