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FNNDSC Newsletter - November 26th

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Happy Thanksgiving FNNDSC Family!

Upcoming Center-Wide Events:


December Lecture Series Calendar:

Date: Wednesday, December 3rd, 11-12 PM

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Speaker: Alex Stevenson, PhD

Zimbabwean Neonatologist, President of the African Neonatal Association

Title: TBD


Date: Wednesday, December 10th, 10-11 AM

Speakers:

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Lucie Hertz-Pannier, MD PhD

Pediatrician, Radiologist, Neuroimaging Researcher

NeuroDiderot (U1141, INSERM, Université Paris-Cité, Hôpital Robert-Debré, Paris, France

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Yann Leprince, PhD

Researcher-Engineer in the Translational Neuroimaging research unit of NeuroSpin (UNIACT, NeuroSpin, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France)

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Lucas Arcamone, MSc

PhD student in the inDEV team (Imaging neurodevelopmental phenotypes) within NeuroDiderot (U1141, INSERM, Université Paris-Cité, Hôpital Robert-Debré, Paris, France (PhD defense 12/1/25)

Title: “Multimodal imaging of human fetal brain development at the mesoscopic scale using 11.7 T ex vivo MRI”


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

 

FNNDSC Annual Holiday Yankee Swap & Social:

Date: Friday, December 12th  1:00-3:00 PM, South Boston Conference Room

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Upcoming Holiday Closures:

Thursday, November 27 – Hospital Holiday (Thanksgiving) 

Friday, November 28 – FNNDSC closed

Monday, December 22-Wednesday, December 24 - FNNDSC closed

Thursday, December 25 – Hospital Holiday (Christmas) 

Friday, December 26 – FNNDSC closed

Wednesday, December 31 – FNNDSC offices close early at 3pm

Thursday, January 1 – Hospital Holiday (New Year's Day) 

Monday, January 19th- Hospital Holiday (MLK Day) 

 

Conferences & Workshops:


Recent Center News:


Publications from our Team:

  • You S, Gondova A, Izaguirre CSA, Milo GT, Jeong S, Lee HJ, Tarui T, Rollins CK, Yun HJ, Grant PE, Im K. Conditional deep generative normative modeling for structural and developmental anomaly detection in the fetal brain. Read their work here.

  • Hsiao CH, Foster AN, McDonald SA, Vyas R, Ashraf A, Bao R, Tran L, Kesri A, Darzidehkalani E, Soldatelli MD, Auman JO, Soul JS, Chalak LF, Cotten CM, Shankaran S, Laptook AR, Grant PE, Ou Y; Consortium Of MRI Biomarkers In Neonatal Encephalopathy (COMBINE). Data harmonization framework for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy studies. Read their work here.

  • 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 here.

  • Khoury JE, Chasson M, Ahtam B, Fleming LL, Ou Y, Bosquet Enlow M, Grant PE, Lyons-Ruth K. Maternal Childhood Neglect is Linked to Greater Infant Cortisol Levels and Larger Infant Limbic Volumes. Read their work here.

  • Chen Y, Jun Y, Heydari A, Yong X, Kim J, Lee J, Liu H, Ye H, Gagoski B, Fujita S, Bilgic B. MIMOSA: Multi-Parametric Imaging Using Multiple-Echoes With Optimized Simultaneous Acquisition for Highly-Efficient Quantitative MRI. Read Borjan's work here.

  • Guliyeva U, Tatishvili NN, Salayev K, Kaiyrzhanov R, Hiz S, Munir K, Williams DA, Isayev C, Guliyeva S, Houlden H, Dulac O. Consanguinity and treatment strategy determine seizure outcome and mortality in infantile epileptic spasms syndrome in Azerbaijan. Read Kamran's work here.


Presentations & Awards from our team:


Department of Pediatrics AI SharkTank 1st Place Prize
Department of Pediatrics AI SharkTank 1st Place Prize

Members from the FNNDSC recently participated in the prestigious DoP AI Shark Tank Competition. Their innovative project around the HIE ChatBot, earned the top prize of $7,000 for its groundbreaking work on “VeritasMD: A Precision Medicine Platform Empowering Care, Patients, and Novel Science.”


A huge congratulations to team members Ellen, Yangming, Erfan, Sheng, Sarah, Rutvi, Franklin, Stefanie, Rina, Arafat, Meng, and Ankush – Who’s efforts were supported by collaborations with BCH, MGH, and several other esteemed institutions!

 

On November 14th, Dr. Ellen Grant, along with other Boston Children's Hospital leaders, was interviewed by Bloomberg Radio to represent FNNDSC research!


Dr. Ellen Grant on BCH Bloomberg Media Day - 11/14/25
Dr. Ellen Grant on BCH Bloomberg Media Day - 11/14/25

This radio day featured female clinicians and scientists at Boston Children’s who are translating scientific discovery into impact, improving children’s lives today to shape the leaders of tomorrow. Amazing work, Ellen!!


The Office of Faculty Development (OFD) held an awards ceremony on November 4th recognizing dozens of physicians and scientists who were recipients of the Boston Children’s OFD Fellowships, Research, Health Equity and HMS Shore Program Awards, The Partnership and Conexión Fellowships.


Congratulations to Dr. Filiz Yetisir for receiving an OFD award!

OFD BTREC CTREC Award Recipients
OFD BTREC CTREC Award Recipients

Funding Opportunities for Faculty and Fellows:


Read the November 2025 issue of Boston Children's Hospital's Research Newsletter Here:


U.S. Immigration Resources:

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


COACH Intern requests due December 1st 

If you’re interested in hosting an intern in 2026, please complete the COACH Engagement Request Form by the December 1st deadline. Please also notify caroline.schutz@childrens.harvard.edu if you submit the interest form.

 

Studies Recruiting:

The HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study at Boston Children’s Hospital (https://hbcdstudy.org/) are in need of parents and their infants to volunteer for an MRI scan (details below) as part of training/piloting.

In addition to the compensation described below, transportation costs are provided as needed. This activity would take place at Boston Children's Hospital at 300 Longwood Ave.

  • "Infant MRI Scan (30-minutes- 1 hour)" 

A scan using magnetic resonance imaging to assist in developing a protocol for future infant scans. The scan would occur when the baby is naturally asleep under the supervision of trained scan technicians and researchers. 

-Compensation: $160, a picture of your infant's brain, small gifts for baby + parent


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HBCD is also in need of parents and their infants to volunteer in two play-based neurodevelopmental tasks with their 9- to 15-month-old infants/toddlers (details below) as part of training/piloting.

In addition to the compensation described below, transportation costs and childcare for siblings are provided as needed. These activities take place at 2 Brookline Place.

Please contact the HBCD Study (hbcd@childrens.harvard.edu) with any questions or interest in participating.

  1. Bayley Assessment of Infant and Toddler Development (up to 2 hrs)

  2. A play-based activity that assesses various domains of children's development, including motor, visual, and language abilities

  3. Compensation: $50 + diapers, an Uber meal voucher, and small gifts for parent and infant

  4. NIH Baby Tool Box (45 minutes)

  5. This activity primarily uses an iPad, along with some play-based tasks, to assess cognition, executive functioning, language, numeracy/early mathematics, self-regulation, social functioning, and motor skills.

-Compensation: $20 + diapers, an Uber meal voucher, and small gifts for parent and infant

 

 

Patient/Family Stories and Publications Sharing:

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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!


FNNDSC Thanksgiving 11/17/25  
FNNDSC Thanksgiving 11/17/25  

On November 17th, we held a wonderful Thanksgiving Gathering, sharing a yummy feast, playing trivia, and giving thanks for our amazing team!


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Congratulations to our winners of "Thanksgiving Trivia" - now you know that there are 5,000-6,000 feathers on a turkey! 🦃

"Turks & Caicos" team tied for 1st place!
"Turks & Caicos" team tied for 1st place!
"Wild Turkeys" team tied for 1st place!
"Wild Turkeys" team tied for 1st place!

 

BCH Events & Involvement:

  • How to sign up for the Landmark Building Newsletter for updates on ARE events: Request An Account

  • Want to meet others with shared interests at BCH? Check out:

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New ELG Member Sweepstakes!

Join any ELG by Nov 30 and you'll be entered into a sweepstakes drawing for a chance to win some fun Boston Children's swag!

 Helpful Links:


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



 
 
 
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