Danielle Levac, P.T., Ph.D. – 2017
Danielle Levac, P.T., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy, Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences Northeastern University Linkedin Globe Twitter From Virtual Reality to Real Life Skill: Enhancing the Potential of Virtual Environments for Rehabilitation in Children with Cerebral Palsy Cerebral palsy (CP), the most common cause of pediatric disability, limits functional independence and requires long-term […]
Mehdi Hedjazi Moghari, Ph.D. – 2017
Mehdi Hedjazi Moghari, Ph.D. Assistant Professor in Pediatrics Boston Children’s Hospital Linkedin Globe Twitter Improved 3D Cine Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Children Congenital heart disease affects approximately 1.2% of children and is the leading cause of birth defect-related deaths. Single ventricle heart disease is a severe form of congenital heart disease, with high […]
Todd Anthony, Ph.D. – 2017
Todd Anthony, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology Boston Children’s Hospital Linkedin Globe Twitter Neural Circuit-Level Mechanisms that Control Persistent Consequences of Early Life Stress Adverse childhood experiences such as neglect and emotional or physical abuse are associated with significantly increased risk of multiple health issues later in life, including depression, drug addiction, […]
Rong Yang, Ph.D. – 2017
Rong Yang, Ph.D. Instructor in Anaesthesia Department of Anesthesiology Boston Children’s Hospital Linkedin Globe Twitter Antibiotic-Free Treatment and Prophylaxis of Otitis Media Otitis media (OM) is the most commonly diagnosed pediatric disease and the #1 reason for antimicrobial prescription to US children. Moreover, 62% of children with OM demonstrate viral infections in their middle ear, […]
Peter Rohloff, M.D., Ph.D. – 2017
Peter Rohloff, M.D., Ph.D. Instructor in Medicine Department of Global Health Equity Brigham and Women’s Hospital Linkedin Globe Twitter Using Mobile Health Technology to Improve the Continuum of Neonatal Care in Rural Guatemala Improving the continuum of care for neonates born in rural settings in low- and middle-income countries is a pressing public health […]
Nikhil Malvankar, Ph.D. – 2017
Nikhil Malvankar, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry Microbial Sciences Institute Yale University Linkedin Globe Twitter The Role of Charge Interactions in Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in Cystic Fibrosis Pseudomonas aeruginosa induced chronic pulmonary infection is a major cause of death in over 30,000 children affected by cystic fibrosis (CF) in the US […]
Amy Lee, Ph.D. – 2017
Amy Lee, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Biology Department of Biology Brandeis University Linkedin Globe Twitter Regulation of mRNA Translation Initiation in Development Human development requires exquisite spatial and temporal control of the proteins that are expressed in a cell. Translation initiation factors are key players in protein synthesis, and although alterations to these factors […]
Philip Kranzusch, Ph.D. – 2017
Philip Kranzusch, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunobiology Department of Cancer Immunology and Virology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Linkedin Globe Twitter Mechanism of STING Signaling and Auto-Activation during Pediatric Inflammatory Disease The cellular receptor STING (Stimulator of Interferon Genes) controls a human immunity pathway that allows cells to sense pathogen- and tumor-derived DNA. Uncontrolled […]
Dorothy Schafer, Ph.D. – 2016
Dorothy Schafer, Ph.D. Assistant Professor University of Massachusetts Medical School Linkedin Globe Twitter The Function of Immune Cells and Sensory Experience on Brain Circuit Development Aberrant synaptic connectivity and abnormal sensory perception are hallmark features of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Interestingly, these defects are often accompanied by abnormally reactive microglia, resident brain immune cells. However, […]
Annapurna Poduri, M.D. – 2016
Annapurna Poduri, M.D. Assistant Professor in Neurology Boston Children’s Hospital Linkedin Globe Twitter Zebrafish Models of PCDH19-related Pediatric Epilepsy Epilepsy affects one in 200 children, many with a genetic etiology. Inherited and de novo heterozygous mutations in the X-linked PCDH19 gene are associated with “female-limited epilepsy,” characterized by refractory early onset seizures, intellectual disability, autism, […]