We combine hypothesis-driven experiments using preclinical models and human samples, with multi-omics approaches, to investigate the impact of maternal immune activation on fetoplacental development and offspring behavior. A key area of focus is how these effects are modified by fetal sex.

The lab consists of research scientists, postdoctoral fellows, technicians, clinical research coordinators, students, and administrative staff.

Research Team


Management & Administrative Staff

Student Research Associates


Alumni


Medical Student, Tulane University School of Medicine

Alexa Silfen

Buckingham Browne and Nichols School

San Juan Batista School of Medicine

Medical Student, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Case Western Reserve University

Yale University

Harvard University

Sofia Torres-Bigio

Joon Hee Kim

MPH Candidate, Columbia University

Iqvia, Manager

Ruthy Glass, PhD

Fitzgerald Hung

Kalpana Acharya, PhD

Layla Siraj

Sara Brigida

PhD candidate, Syracuse University

Medical Student, Boston University School of Medicine

William Jin

Cordelia Muir

Medical Student, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Sezen Kislal, PhD

Assistant Professor at Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

Caroline Bald

Brendan Leo

Madeleine Burns

Medical Student, Boston University School of Medicine

Nicola Young

Medical Student, Duke University School of Medicine

Emily Gilbert

Research associate, Fulcrum Therapeutics

Ruhi Nayak

Medical Student, Harvard Medical School

Zhaojing (Ariel) Lu

Medical Student, University of Melbourne

Nneka Arinzeh

OB/GYN Residency at Columbia University

Jared Rhee