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FNNDSC Newsletter – October 30th 

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Upcoming Center-Wide Events:

November Lecture Series Calendar:

Speaker: Istvan N. Huszar, M.D., D.Phil.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging Massachusetts General Hospital

Title: "A continuous geometrical model of the developing human cortex"

Date: Tuesday, November 3rd, 10-11 AM, South Boston Conference Room


Speaker: Clarissa Cooley, PhD

Assistant Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School

Instructor, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging

Massachusetts General Hospital

Title: TBD

Date: Tuesday, November 17th, 10-11 AM, Hancock Conference Room

 

FNNDSC Thanksgiving Gathering & Social:

Date: Monday, November 16th, 2-3 PM, South Boston Conference Room 

 

FNNDSC Yankee Swap & Holiday Social:

Date: Tuesday, December 15th, 3-5 PM, South Boston Conference Room

 

Upcoming Holidays: Holiday Schedule

October 31st – Halloween 🎃 – throw this playlist on for the weekend 😊

November 1st – Daylight Savings Time 🕯️ – “Fall Back” 1 extra hour of sleep!

November 11th – Veterans Day

November 26th – Thanksgiving 🦃 – BCH Holiday, FNNDSC will be closed 

For everyone celebrating a significant holiday in November, we celebrate with you!

 

Conferences & Workshops:

 

Recent Center News:

Notable Publications:

  • Perrier S, Foster AN, Sawant SS, Nassiwa F, Kesri A, Hsiao C-H, Vyas R, Grant PE, Durant KT, Morton SU, Ou Y. Global early-life cohorts for nutrition-neurodevelopment research including over 100 datasets representing over one million children. Read their work here.


  • Muthukrishnan R, Gagoski B, Lee A, Grant PE, Adalsteinsson E, Billot B, Golland P. Equivariant Symmetry-Aware Head Pose Estimation for Fetal MRI. Comput Vis ECCV. Read their work here.


  • Zeng Q, Liu W, Li B, Didier R, Grant PE, Karimi D. Atlas-assisted segment anything model for fetal brain MRI (FeTal-SAM). Read their work here.


  • Belfort MB, Ahtam B, Bell KA, Berger P, Cherkerzian S, Ellard D, Foster L, Fusch C, Gagoski B, Grant PE, Kuncham M, Pepin H, Solti M, Steele T, Woodward L, Inder T. Individually Targeted Human Milk Fortification: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Read their work here.

 

Awards & Noticings:


MIT News recently featured Ramya Muthukrishnan, a PhD student intern working with Drs. Borjan Gagoski and Ellen Grant, for their work using AI in MRI to track fetal movement and enhance prenatal diagnosis:

Amazing work, team!!


Surprise gathering for Ellen on October 26th to celebrate her promotion to Vice Chair for Radiology Research. Congratulations again, Ellen!
Surprise gathering for Ellen on October 26th to celebrate her promotion to Vice Chair for Radiology Research. Congratulations again, Ellen!

Funding Opportunities for Faculty and Fellows:

 Grant writing resources:

 

U.S. Immigration Resources:

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

 

 

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: 

 


The Healthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study team at Boston Children's Hospital is looking for 9- to 15-month-old infants and toddlers to volunteer for one or both of the play-based neurodevelopmental assessments below as part of the training and piloting of these assessments for the HBCD Study.

  1. Bayley Assessment of Infant and Toddler Development (up to 2 hours, $50 compensation): A play-based assessment that evaluates multiple areas of child development, including motor, visual, cognitive, and language skills.

  2. NIH Baby Toolbox (45 minutes, $20 compensation): This assessment primarily uses an iPad, along with several play-based activities, to evaluate cognition, executive function, language, early math skills, self-regulation, social functioning, and motor development.

In addition to compensation, all volunteers will receive diapers, an Uber Eats meal voucher, and small gifts for both mom and child as a thank-you. Transportation costs and childcare for siblings can also be provided, if needed. If you are interested, or know someone who might be, please email hbcd@childrens.harvard.edu.

 

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, reach out to caroline.schutz@childrens.harvard.edu with the details.

 

 Helpful Links:

Help Desk/IT: 617-355-4357 help.desk@childrens.harvard.edu

FNNDSC Fun:

Some FNNDSC team members participated in a guided tour of the BCH History Trail on October 14th, led by the BCH Archive team. It was amazing to learn about our hospital’s history, significant discoveries, initial missions, and historic architecture during the tour!
Some FNNDSC team members participated in a guided tour of the BCH History Trail on October 14th, led by the BCH Archive team. It was amazing to learn about our hospital’s history, significant discoveries, initial missions, and historic architecture during the tour!

Pumpkin Painting Coffee Social October 15th!
Pumpkin Painting Coffee Social October 15th!
Our pumpkin painting competition winners: Stefanie Perrier, Tania Pech, and Sofie Chung!
Our pumpkin painting competition winners: Stefanie Perrier, Tania Pech, and Sofie Chung!
Our Halloween costume competition winners: Melqui as "The MBTA Green Line" and Luiz as "Fall"!
Our Halloween costume competition winners: Melqui as "The MBTA Green Line" and Luiz as "Fall"!
Our Halloween Trivia winners: 1st place for the "The Cooking Papas" including Tiantian Lei, Sofie Chung, and Carlos Martinez!
Our Halloween Trivia winners: 1st place for the "The Cooking Papas" including Tiantian Lei, Sofie Chung, and Carlos Martinez!
FNNDSC Halloween Party - October 28th!!
FNNDSC Halloween Party - October 28th!!

BCH Involvement:

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Boston Children’s is excited to launch the 2026 ELG with Me Celebration! This month-long event is an opportunity for all employees to tap into these amazing employee communities and recognize the many folks who lead up this work.

Whether you’re looking to meet other employees who share a common interest, network with folks across the enterprise, or simply try something new, there is an ELG for you! ELGs are open to all employees, and you are welcome to join as many as you like.  

 

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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