top of page
Search

FNNDSC Newsletter - February 26th


22 days until Spring!!

Upcoming Center-Wide events:


Spring Lecture Series Calendar:

Speaker: Erjun Zhang, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher (Affiliated) CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center

Polytechnique Montreal, University of Montreal

Title: "A Novel Diffusion MRI Framework for Neonatal Brain Segmentation, Developmental Assessment, and Injury Characterization"

Date: Wednesday, March 11th, 10-11 AM


Speaker: Alyssa Ailion, PhD, ABPP-CN

Board Certified Clinical Neuropsychologist, Neuropsychology of Epilepsy Program, Epilepsy Center, Department of Psychiatry, Boston Children’s Hospital

Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Title: "Clinical Applications of Multi-Modal Neuroimaging for Epilepsy Surgery Planning"

Date: Wednesday, April 1st, 10-11 AM


Speaker: Istvan Huszar, MD, DPhil

Research Fellow in Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital

Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging

Title: TBD

Date: Wednesday, May 20th, 10-11 AM


If you are interested in suggesting a speaker for the FNNDSC Lecture Series, please use the form below to make your recommendation:

 

March Coffee Social:

Date: Wednesday, March 18th 10-11 AM, South Boston Conference Room

 

FNNDSC Spring Research Symposium:

Date: Wednesday, April 8th 9 AM-5 PM, 201 Brookline Ave. Event Center

 

Upcoming Holidays: Holiday Schedule

Sunday, March 8th – Daylight Savings Time (Spring Forward YAY) 🌼

Tuesday, March 17th – St. Patrick’s Day 🍀

 

Conferences & Workshops:

 

Recent Center News:


Publications from our Team:

  • Liu K, Sun B, Wang BK, Chen J, Westover MB, Tian FY, Sun H, Kong XJ. An Electroencephalographic Study of Sleep Spindle and Infraslow Oscillation in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Read their work.


  • Hussain MA, He S, Adams HR, Anagnoustou E, Bellinger DC, Brueckner M, Chung WK, Cleveland J, Gelb BD, Goldmuntz E, Hagler DJ Jr, Huang H, McQuillen P, Miller TA, Norris-Brilliant A, Porter GA Jr, Thomas N, Tivarus ME, Xu D, Shen Y, Newburger JW, Grant PE, Morton SU, Ou Y. Machine learning to infer neurocognitive testing scores among adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease. Read their work.


  • Reid S, Lee P, Madan N, Takeoka E, Samura O, Craig A, Grant PE, Im K, Tarui T; Collaborators. Association of fetal cerebral growth and sulcal development with 2-year neurodevelopmental outcome in children with prenatally diagnosed mild-to-moderate isolated ventriculomegaly. Read their work.


  • Makaram N, Pesce M, Tsuboyama M, Bolton J, Harmon J, Papadelis C, Stone S, Pearl P, Rotenberg A, Grant EP, Tamilia E. Targeting interictal low-entropy zones during epilepsy surgery predicts successful outcomes in pediatric drug-resistant epilepsy. Read their work.


  • Field TS, Morton SU, Brossard-Racine M, Cohen S, Feldman HH, Chung AW, Newburger JW, Puder R, Gurvitz M, Cassidy AR. Genetics and Brain Health in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: A Consensus Statement From the ACHD/Neuro 2024 Conference. Read their work.


Presentations from our Team:


Stefanie Perrier, PhD, recently attended the International Newborn Brain Conference (INBBC), a forum that advances research, clinical practice, and education to improve diagnosis, care, and neurodevelopmental outcomes for premature and high-risk newborns in Naples, Italy February 8-10th!

She presented her work on "Global Birth Cohorts for Nutrition and Neurodevelopment Research: Mapping Networks, Trends, and Gaps."

(Authors: Perrier S, Kesri A, Nassiwa F, Sawant SS, Foster AN, Hsiao CH, Vyas R, Grant PE, Durant KT, Morton S, Ou Y.)
(Authors: Perrier S, Kesri A, Nassiwa F, Sawant SS, Foster AN, Hsiao CH, Vyas R, Grant PE, Durant KT, Morton S, Ou Y.)

Great job representing the FNNDSC, Stefanie!!


Studies Recruiting:

Dr. Borjan Gagoski and team are in search of participants for their study on Pediatric Edited MRS of the Brain. Please see details in the flyers below: 

 


Center-Wide Reminders:

 Helpful Links:


Funding Opportunities for Faculty and Fellows:


U.S. Immigration Resources:

Please check the Office of Immigration Services (OIS) page for regular updates and communication: Office of Immigration Services - Welcome!   

 

 

BCH IT Changes: Action Required

  • The way you sign into our VPN is changing; the Microsoft Authenticator app will replace Duo in 2026

  • You will receive instructions to set up Microsoft Authenticator on January 5

  • You must set up Microsoft Authenticator before June 1 to maintain access to VPN, Outlook, and Teams

 

Patient/Family Stories and Publications Sharing:

The Department of Newborn Medicine wants to stay informed about the exciting and impactful research happening in the FNNDSC. As part of this effort, the team is working to feature patient stories and publications that highlight both research and its clinical impact.

If you have a project or publication that you feel would be a good fit for this effort, please fill out the Research Highlight Form or reach out to caroline.schutz@childrens.harvard.edu with the details.

 

FNNDSC Fun!

Thank to those who attended the February Coffee Social and spread a little Center love!


BCH Events & Involvement:



BCH Winter Olympics with GROKKER 

 

Boston Events🎉🪩

 

Way to Shine!🌟

Have you seen a teammate or colleague do something exceptional? Have they gone out of their way to exceed someone's expectations? Let them know that you noticed and that you care! To send a Way to Shine, please follow this link: Bravo! Way to Shine - Boston Children's Hospital (harvard.edu)

 

Brain Games 🧠 📝


HAVE SOMETHING TO SHARE?

If you have something that you would like to see featured in the next newsletter, please contact Caroline Schutz caroline.schutz@childrens.harvard.edu

 
 
 

Comments

bottom of page