The Developing Brain Institute, directed by Catherine Limperopoulos, Ph.D., focuses on the developing brain both during pregnancy & after the baby is born.

Washington, D.C.
Joined May 2020
That’s a wrap for @DevBrainLab at #PAS2026. Kudos to the entire team! Tune in to The Incubator Podcast to hear Katherine M. Ottolini, M.D., discuss 'Are Preterm Brains Already Smaller Before We Even Start Treating Them?' via: the-incubator.org/post/439-p…
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You asked if you could listen in at #PAS2026 and here’s your chance. Hear Kevin M. Cook, Ph.D., on The Incubator Podcast discussing “Can We See How a Preterm Brain Is Wiring Itself in Real Time?” via: youtube.com/watch?v=av5MFNdm…
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@DevBrainLab’s final #PAS2026 presentation features Josepheen De Asis-Cruz and occurs at 11:04 am during a basic-translational-clinical roundtable about Babies, Opioids & Brains on Level 3 in the Grand Ballroom West. Learn more via: developingbrainresearchlab.o…
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Then, at 10:30 am, Katherine M. Ottolini presents an oral abstract about nutritional factors associated w autonomic nervous system maturation in infants born preterm #PAS2026
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Join Srikanth Damera at 10:15 a.m. as he presents an award-winning #PAS2026 oral abstract about fetal subplate dysmaturation as a predictor of early motor outcomes in the setting of #chd
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Swing by the Exhibit Hall before 10 a.m. to hear #PAS2026 presentations by researchers affiliated w @DevBrainLab, including a poster about heart rate variability in preterm infants and a poster about the impact of social drivers on NICU bedside presence & human milk provision.
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@DevBrainLab finishes #PAS2026 with a flourish! We’ve got two posters and two platforms this morning, followed by a panel discussion in Grand Ballroom West. Learn more via: developingbrainresearchlab.o…
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Plan your day at #PAS2026. Tomorrow am, head to Room 104C West for a presentation about fetal subplate dysmaturation by Srikanth Damera, M.D., Ph.D., honored w a PAS 2026 Trainee Travel Grant, designed to recognize excellence in pediatric research. Via: youtu.be/ATVVVBTSpj4
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At 2:30 p.m., join Kevin M. Cook, Ph.D., as Dr. Cook co-moderates “Neonatal Neurology 4: Clinical-Prenatal” with presentations about preterm infants’ brain growth, functional brain connectivity and the impact of antenatal exposure to the #Zika virus on neurodevelopment #PAS2026
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At 12:30 p.m., join Josepheen De Asis-Cruz, M.D., Ph.D., in 101 West to learn more about the connection between exposure to maternal diabetes in the womb and altered brain development in newborns. #pas2026 Learn more via: developingbrainresearchlab.o…
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9:30 to 11:30 a.m., swing by the Exhibit Hall to hear #PAS2026 posters by @DevBrainLab, including Caroline Wambach’s poster about newborns’ social-emotional development & an award-winning poster by Srikanth Damera, M.D., Ph.D., about the predictive power of fetal brain shape
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#PAS2026 day 4 highlight: @DevBrainLab presentations start as early as this morning’s 9:30 a.m. poster session to a series of Oral Platforms this afternoon. Learn more via: developingbrainresearchlab.o…
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#PAS2026 day 3 highlight: It’s never too early to plan your day. Tomorrow afternoon, please head to Room 204 West to learn how brain growth differs for babies born preterm, compared w peers born full term from Katherine M. Ottolini, M.D. More details via: youtu.be/DMj2u2JbBmA
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