Developing Brain Institute at Children's National

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

[Developing Brain Institute at Children's National @DevBrainLab]

The A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation invests $36M to enhance families’ access to #mentalhealth & community resources. @LeeBeers & Catherine Limperopoulos @devbrainlab explain how the new network will give D.C. children the best start to life @postlive
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[Developing Brain Institute at Children's National @DevBrainLab]

@DevBrainLab also sends kudos 2 @LabStoodley, now Director of the Cerebellar Cognition and Learning Lab here in Washington, D.C. It’s great that your impactful #research is getting an international signal boost.

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Kudos to my former postdoc Catherine Stoodley @LabStoodley for a masterful keynote address on cerebellar circuits and cognition at the Posterior Fossa Society meeting in Copenhagen today.

[Developing Brain Institute at Children's National @DevBrainLab]

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: https://t.co/TblJbOYieC

[Developing Brain Institute at Children's National @DevBrainLab]

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: https://t.co/7arn7iQUg2

[Developing Brain Institute at Children's National @DevBrainLab]

@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: https://t.co/wT6o8hmXXv

[Developing Brain Institute at Children's National @DevBrainLab]

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

[Developing Brain Institute at Children's National @DevBrainLab]

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

[Developing Brain Institute at Children's National @DevBrainLab]

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.

[Developing Brain Institute at Children's National @DevBrainLab]

@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: https://t.co/wT6o8hmXXv

[Developing Brain Institute at Children's National @DevBrainLab]

Excellent outcome, Mariam M. Said, M.D., and team!

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Micropreemie, Born Weighing Just 1 Lb., Leaves Hospital After Spending 172 Days in a NICU 5,000 Miles Away from Home https://t.co/rA3E8Cfiim

[Developing Brain Institute at Children's National @DevBrainLab]

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: https://t.co/q7f3BZH36M

[Developing Brain Institute at Children's National @DevBrainLab]

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

[Developing Brain Institute at Children's National @DevBrainLab]

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: https://t.co/wT6o8hmXXv

[Developing Brain Institute at Children's National @DevBrainLab]

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

[Developing Brain Institute at Children's National @DevBrainLab]

#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: https://t.co/wT6o8hmXXv

[Developing Brain Institute at Children's National @DevBrainLab]

#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: https://t.co/YwSdzrEc0c

[Developing Brain Institute at Children's National @DevBrainLab]

Starting at 3:30 p.m., swing by the Exhibit Hall to learn about many topics, such as the impact of prenatal sleep on neurodevelopment. And check out @DevBrainLab’s poster about antenatal opioid exposure and the newborn connectome, which scored in the Top 5% of #PAS2026 abstracts!

[Developing Brain Institute at Children's National @DevBrainLab]

#PAS2026 day 2 highlight: Large conferences can be overwhelming, so here’s a tip. Researchers affiliated w @DevBrainLab present many times today, starting w an oral abstract about neonatal/fetal nutrition this a.m. to poster sessions. Learn more via: https://t.co/wT6o8hmXXv

[Developing Brain Institute at Children's National @DevBrainLab]

#PAS2026 day 1 highlight: In the Exhibit Hall poster sessions begin at 5:30 pm, including two posters related to the Outcomes of Babies With Opioid Exposure (OBOE) study about the neurodevelopmental impact of prenatal opioid exposure. Learn more via: https://t.co/wT6o8hmXXv

[Developing Brain Institute at Children's National @DevBrainLab]

#PAS2026 offers opportunities for investigators 2 share #research, explore new ideas & forge future collaborations. So, I’m thrilled that researchers affiliated with @DevBrainLab will present 10 Oral Abstracts and 14 posters during this year’s event: https://t.co/wT6o8hmXXv

[Developing Brain Institute at Children's National @DevBrainLab]

We’re entering the #PAS2025 home stretch on Monday, finishing the conference w/ two @DevBrainLab oral abstracts: Hear Susan Weiner’s award-winning abstract at 9:30-9:45 am in Room 319, followed by Yao Wu’s presentation at 9:45-10 am in Room 314.