KUSHAL KAPSE, BS, MS MRI Research Manager
Kushal Kapse, BS, MS, is MRI Research Manager for the Developing Brain Institute (DBI). Kushal joined DBI in 2015 and has played a pivotal role in its fetal and neonatal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) research protocol development, harmonization and implementation efforts. He earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MS in Biomedical Engineering from Texas Tech University, Lubbock. Kushal’s expertise includes MRI data acquisition, transfer and organization in adherence to HIPAA regulations. His research interests include learning novel acquisition and analyses techniques of MR images.
Address: 111 Michigan Ave. NW; Washington, D.C., 20010
Email: fetalbrain@childrensnational.org
Department: MRI Lab
Research, Education and Innovation Week awards
Hui SCN, Ngwa J, Kapse K, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. "Brain Metabolites in Neonates of Mothers With COVID-19 Infection During Pregnancy" Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025. (Certificate of Excellence awarded to lead author, Steve Hui, Ph.D. Basic & Translational Research Award. Career Level: Faculty.)
Wu Y, Kapse K, Andringa-Seed R, Arroyave-Wessel M, Berl M, Cure C, Teramoto H, De Asis-Cruz J, Mora Alvarez MG, Vezina G, Sabbag RT, Limperopoulos C, Mulkey SB. "Reduced Brain Volumes in Normocephalic Children With Prenatal Zika Virus Exposure” Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025. (High-scoring poster)
Wu Y, Niforatos-Andescavage N, Wisner KL, Kapse K, Araki S, Mastracchio CE, Teramoto H, Kasper ML, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C. "Prenatal SSRI exposure is associated with reduced regional fetal brain growth and cortical folding." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. April 2024. (Certificate of Excellence awarded to lead author, Yao Wu. Clinical research: Career-Level Faculty Award.)
Recent publications & presentations
2026 | May
Elsaid NM, Twohy K, Surapaneni K, Ngwa JS, Kapse K, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. "Brain Microstructural Maturation in Preterm Infants Follows Distinct Trajectories Based on Brain Injury Severity." Digital Poster. 2026 ISMRM & ISMRT Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Cape Town, South Africa. May 2026.
Elsaid NM, Andescavage N, Kapse K, Limperopoulos C. "Diffusion Tensor MRI Thermometry in Preterm Neonates: Validation of a CSF-Based Model Toward Fetal Temperature Estimation." Digital Poster. 2026 ISMRM & ISMRT Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Cape Town, South Africa.
Elsaid NM, Zhuo J, Kapse K, Twohy K, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. "Robust Acquisition and Processing for Diffusion Tensor Imaging of the Moving Fetus." PowerPitch Oral Presentation. 2026 ISMRM & ISMRT Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Cape Town, South Africa. May 2026.
Hui SCN, Andescavage N, Kapse K, Saleh MG, Edden RAE, Limperopoulos C. "GABA Measurements With and Without Macromolecule Suppression in the Neonatal Brain." Digital Poster. 2026 ISMRM & ISMRT Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Cape Town, South Africa. May 2026.
Jang MJ, Dimov AV, Murnick J, Choudhury TA, Liang Q, Kapse K, Kapse A, RoyChoudhury A, Yap V, Donofrio MT, Srinivasan R, Chiang G, Wang Y, Limperopoulos C, Zun Z. "Postoperative Brain Alterations in Newborns With Congenital Heart Disease Assessed by Source-Separated Magnetic Susceptibility." Digital Poster. 2026 ISMRM & ISMRT Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Cape Town, South Africa. May 2026.
2026 | April
Basu S, Govindan RB, Kapse K, du Plessis AJ, Ottolini K, Murnick J, Ngwa J, Limperopoulos C. “Active Sleep During Extrauterine Third Trimester Is Associated With Neurophysiologic Maturation in Preterm Infants.” Poster presentation. 97th Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. Boston, MA. April 2026.
Basu S, Govindan RB, Kapse K, du Plessis AJ, Ottolini K, Murnick J, Ngwa J, Limperopoulos C. “Active Sleep During Extrauterine Third Trimester Is Positively Associated With Brain White Matter Volume in Preterm Infants.” Poster presentation. 97th Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. Boston, MA. April 2026.
De Asis-Cruz J, Wu Y, Kim DY, Kapse K, Merhar SL, Bann CM, Newman JE, Mack N, DeMauro SB, Ambalavanan N, Lorch SA, Wilson-Costello D, Poindexter BB, Peralta-Carcelen M, Davis JM, Limperopoulos C. “The Newborn Connectome in Antenatal Opioid Exposure.” 97th Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. Boston, MA. April 2026.
Kim JH, De Asis-Cruz J, Kapse K, Wu Y, Merhar SL, Bann CM, Newman JE, Mack N, DeMauro SB, Ambalavanan N, Lorch SA, Wilson-Costello D, Poindexter BB, Peralta-Carcelen M, Davis JM, Limperopoulos C. "Nonlinear Brain Network Disruption in Opioid-Exposed Neonates Revealed by Deep Generative Modeling." Poster presentation. 97th Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. Boston, MA. April 2026.
Ottolini K, Ngwa J, Basu S, Kapse K, Cook KM, Wu Y, Murnick J, du Plessis AJ, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Impaired Ex Utero Brain Growth of Preterm Infants Compared to In Utero Healthy Fetuses.” Oral Abstract. 97th Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. Boston, MA. April 2026.
Stage A, Hui SCN, Kapse K, Andescavage N, Ottolini K, Basu S, Ngwa J, Murnick J, Limperopoulos C. "Relationship of Clinical Co-Morbidities With the Altered Maturational Trajectory of Cerebral Metabolites in Preterm Infant.” Poster presentation. 97th Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. Boston, MA. April 2026.
Wu Y, De Asis-Cruz J, Kapse K, Merhar SL, Bann CM, Newman JE, Davis JM, Ambalavanan N, De Mauro SB, Lorch SA, Wilson-Costello D, Poindexter BB, Mack N, Peralta-Carcelen M, Limperopoulos C. "Associations Between Maternal Mental Health and Amygdala and Hippocampus Volumes in Newborns With Antenatal Opioid Exposure." Poster presentation. 97th Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. Boston, MA. April 2026.
Wu Y, Merhar SL, Bann CM, Newman JE, Kapse K, De Asis-Cruz J, Davis JM, Ambalavanan N, De Mauro SB, Lorch SA, Wilson-Costello D, Poindexter BB, Mack N, Peralta-Carcelen M, Limperopoulos C. "Neonatal Brain Volumes Differ Across Neurobehavioral Profiles and Vary by Antenatal Opioid Exposure." Poster presentation. 97th Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. Boston, MA. April 2026.
Kim DY, Murnick J, Kim JH, Kapse K, De Asis-Cruz J, Limperopoulos C. “Attention-Augmented ResNet for Fetal Brain-Age Estimation: Application to Brain-Age Gap Prediction in Congenital Heart Disease.” Poster. Research, Education & Innovation Week 2026. Washington, D.C. April 2026.
Ottolini KM, Ngwa JS, Basu SK, Kapse K, Cook KM, Wu Y, Murnick J, du Plessis AJ, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Impaired ex Utero Brain Growth of Preterm Infants Compared to in Utero Healthy Fetuses.” Poster. Research, Education & Innovation Week 2026. Washington, D.C. April 2026.
Gothelf I, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C, Kushal K, Pen RG, Liszka L, Widener BR, Cook KM. “Neighborhood Disadvantage Is Associated With Occupational Therapy Uptake in the NICU and Brain Volume Changes by Term Age.” Poster. Research, Education & Innovation Week 2026. Washington, D.C. April 2026.
Hui SCN, Andescavage N, Kapse K, Limperopoulos C. “Brain Metabolite Changes in Fetuses of Mother With Maternal Psychological Distress.” Poster. Research, Education & Innovation Week 2026. Washington, D.C. April 2026.
Hui SCN, Andescavage N, Kapse K, Saleh MG, Edden RAE, Limperopoulos C. “GABA Measurements in the Neonatal Brain With and Without Macromolecule Suppression.” Poster. Research, Education & Innovation Week 2026. Washington, D.C. April 2026.
Hui SCN, Murali-Manohar S, Andescavage N, Kapse K, Edden RAE, Limperopoulos C. “Measures of Metabolite T2 Relaxation Times in the Fetal Brain at 3 Tesla.” Poster. Research, Education & Innovation Week 2026. Washington, D.C. April 2026.
Stage AJ, Hui SCN, Ottolini KM, Ngwa J, Murnick J, Basu SK, Kapse K, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Relationship Between Clinical Comorbidities and Cerebral Metabolic Maturation in Preterm Infants.” Poster. Research, Education & Innovation Week 2026. Washington, D.C. April 2026.
Mora Álvarez MG, Cruz J, Kapse K, Vezina G, Donofrio MT, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Enlarged CSF Spaces Are Associated With Impaired Glymphatic Function in Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease.” Poster. Research, Education & Innovation Week 2026. Washington, D.C. April 2026.
2026 | March
Cook KM, De Asis-Cruz J, Kapse K, Christoffel K, McDermott C, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Prenatal Experience of Greater Neighborhood Disadvantage Is Associated With Altered Fetal Volumetric Brain Growth in Utero.” Cerebral Cortex. 2026 Mar 3;36(3):bhag017. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhag017. PMID: 41772840
PubMed link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41772840
Hui S, Murali-Manohar S, Andescavage N, Kapse K, Edden R, Limperopoulos C. “Metabolite T2 Relaxation Times in the Fetal Brain at 3.0 Tesla.” Traditional Poster. ISMRM Workshop on Unlocking the Potential of Prenatal MRI: Advances in Fetal Brain, Heart & Placenta Imaging. Washington, D.C. March 2026.
Hui S, Andescavage N, Kapse K, Limperopoulos C. “The Impact of Prenatal Maternal Psychological Distress on Brain Metabolites in the Fetal Brain.” Traditional Poster. ISMRM Workshop on Unlocking the Potential of Prenatal MRI: Advances in Fetal Brain, Heart & Placenta Imaging. Washington, D.C. March 2026.
Kim DY, Murnick J, Kim JH, Kapse K, De Asis-Cruz J, Limperopoulos C. “Attention-Augmented ResNet for Fetal Brain-Age Gap Estimation in Congenital Heart Disease Across Ventricular Physiologies.” Oral Presentation. ISMRM Workshop on Unlocking the Potential of Prenatal MRI: Advances in Fetal Brain, Heart & Placenta Imaging. Washington, D.C. March 2026.
Mora Álvarez MG, De Asis-Cruz J, Kapse K, Vezina G, Donofrio MT, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Non-Invasive MRI Biomarkers of Impaired Glymphatic Function in Neonates With Congenital Heart Disease.” Oral Presentation. ISMRM Workshop on Unlocking the Potential of Prenatal MRI: Advances in Fetal Brain, Heart & Placenta Imaging. Washington, D.C. March 2026.
Leonard A, Chow M, Rasmussen J, Madan N, Salih K, Kapse K, Limperopoulos C, Davis JM, De Asis-Cruz J*, Yen E* (*co-senior authors). “Brain-Growth Connection: Impact of Maternal Opioid Use on Neonatal Hypothalamic Changes and Anthropometric Measurements.” Oral Presentation. Eastern Society for Pediatric Research (ESPR) 2026 Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA March 2026.
2026 | February
Ngwa JS, Govindan RB, Andescavage N, Basu S, Ottolini K, Kapse K, Murnick J, Limperopoulos C, du Plessis, AJ. “Heart Rate Variability Using Time and Frequency Domain Metrics Is Associated With Brain Volumes in Preterm Infants.” Poster. 17th International Newborn Brain Conference (INBBC 2026). Naples, Italy. February 2026.
Stage AJ, Hui SCN, Ottolini K, Ngwa J, Murnick J, Basu S, Kapse K, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. "Altered Maturational Trajectory of Cerebral Metabolites in Preterm Infants." Poster. 17th International Newborn Brain Conference (INBBC 2026). Naples, Italy. February 2026.
2025 | August
Chirumamilla VC, Mulkey SB, Anwar T, Baker R, Maxwell GL, Asis-Cruz J, Kapse K, Limperopoulos C, Plessis AD, Govindan RB. “Directional Flow of Brain Connections and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Healthy Full-Term Newborns.” Neuroscience Letters. 2025 Aug 30:138371. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2025.138371. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40889547
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40889547
Hui SCN, Elsaid NMH, Ngwa JS, Kapse K, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. “Measures of Brain Metabolism and Diffusion in Neonates of Diabetic Mothers.” AJNR American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2025 Aug 25:ajnr.A8982. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A8982. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40854684
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40854684/
2025 | July
Damera SR, Basu S, Kapse K, Murnick J, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C, De Asis-Cruz J. “Altered Brain State Dynamics Between Preterm and Term-Born Infants.” Imaging Neuroscience (Camb). 2025 Jul 7;3:IMAG.a.65. doi: 10.1162/IMAG.a.65. PMID: 40800740; PMCID: PMC12330851
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40800740
2025 | May
Elsaid NMH, Kapse K, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Fetal MR Thermometry Using Diffusion MRI.” Oral. 2025 ISMRM & ISMRT Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Honolulu, Hawaii. May 2025.
Elsaid NM, et al. "Measuring Perfusion in Normal and Pathological Placentas Using an Advanced IVIM Method" Poster. 2025 ISMRM & ISMRT Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Honolulu, Hawaii. May 2025.
Hui SCN, et al. “Brain Metabolite Concentrations in Neonates of Mothers With COVID-19 Exposure During Pregnancy: A Case-Control Study" Digital Poster. 2025 ISMRM & ISMRT Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Honolulu, Hawaii. May 2025.
2025 | April
Jacobwitz M, Kapse K, Ngwa J, De Asis-Cruz J, Wu Y, Donofrio MT, McDermott C, du Plessis A, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. “Placental and Fetal In Utero Growth Among Fetuses With Congenital Heart Disease.” JAMA Network Open. 2025 Apr 1;8(4):e257217. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.7217. PMID: 40272798; PMCID: PMC12022807
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40272798
Wu Y*, Merhar SL*, Bann CM, Newman JE, Kapse K, De Asis-Cruz J, Mack N, De Mauro SB, Ambalavanan N, Davis JM, Lorch SA, Wilson-Costello D, Poindexter BB, Peralta-Carcelen M, Limperopoulos C. “Antenatal Opioid Exposure and Global and Regional Brain Volumes in Newborns.” JAMA Pediatrics. Published online April 7, 2025. (* Drs. Wu and Merhar contributed equally to this work.)
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2832261
De Asis-Cruz J, Merhar SL, Kapse K, Wu Y, Bann CM, Newman JE, Mack N, DeMauro SB, Ambalavanan N, Lorch SA, Wilson-Costello D, Poindexter BB, Peralta Carcelen M, Davis JM, Limperopoulos C. "Brain Functional Connectivity Correlates With Neurobehavioral Impairments in Opioid-Exposed Neonates." Poster presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies 2025. Honolulu, Hawaii. April 2025.
De Asis-Cruz J, Mora Alvarez MG, Kalsi A, Kapse K, McDermott CE, Vezina G, Donofrio MT, Limperopoulos C. “Disrupted Preoperative White Matter Brain Microstructure in Newborns With Complex Congenital Heart Disease.” Poster presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies 2025. Honolulu, Hawaii. April 2025.
De Asis-Cruz J, Mulkey SB, Kapse K, Wu Y, Teramoto H, Mora Álvarez MG, Andringa-Seed R, Arroyave-Wessel M, Berl M, Tarud R, Vezina G, Cure C, Limperopoulos C. "Disrupted Ventral Striatal Functional Connectivity in Colombian School-Age Children Exposed in Utero to the Zika Virus." Poster presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies 2025. Honolulu, Hawaii.
Hui SCN, Ngwa JS, Kapse K, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. "Brain Metabolite Concentrations in Neonates of Mothers With COVID-19 Exposure During Pregnancy: A Case-Control Study." Poster presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies 2025. Honolulu, Hawaii. April 2025.
Kalsi A, Kapse K, Vezina G, Donofrio M, Limperopoulos C, De Asis-Cruz J. “Disrupted Preoperative White Matter Brain Microstructure in Newborns with Complex Congenital Heart Disease” Poster presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies 2025. Honolulu, Hawaii. April 2025.
Mora Álvarez MG, Mulkey SB, Kapse K, Wu Y, Teramoto H, Andringa-Seed R, Arroyave-Wessel M, Berl MM, Tarud Sabbag RE, Vezina G, Cure C, De Asis-Cruz J, Limperopoulos C. "White Matter Microstructural Disruptions in Zika Virus-Exposed Children Without Congenital Zika Syndrome." Poster presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies 2025. Honolulu, Hawaii. April 2025.
Wu Y, Kapse K, Andringa-Seed R, Arroyave-Wessel M, Berl MM, Cure C, Teramoto H, De Asis-Cruz J, Mora Álvarez MG, Vezina G, Tarud Sabbag RE, Limperopoulos C, Mulkey SB. "Reduced Brain Volumes in Normocephalic Children With Prenatal Zika Virus Exposure." Oral Abstract presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies 2025. Honolulu, Hawaii.
Yen E, Leonard A, Chow M, Kapse K, Salih K, Singh K, Davis J, Limperopoulos C, De-Asis Cruz J. “Characteristics of Maternal Opioid Use and Early Brain Changes in Offspring.” Poster presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies 2025. Honolulu, Hawaii. April 2025.
Elsaid NMH, Tagare HD, Ngwa JS, Kapse K, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. “Measuring Perfusion in Normal and Pathological Placentas Using an Advanced IVIM Method” Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025.
Mora Álvarez MG, De Asis-Cruz J, Kapse K, Vezina G, Donofrio MT, Limperopoulos C. “Diffusion Tensor Imaging for Evaluating Glymphatic System Function in Neonates with Complex Congenital Heart Disease” Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025.
Ngwa JS, Govindan R, Galla J, Kapse K, Basu S, Andescavage N, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C. “Leveraging Autonomic Cardiorespiratory Measures to Predict Total Brain Volumes in Preterm Infants” Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025.
Stage A, Ottolini K, Hui SCN, Ngwa J, Zeman A, Murnick J, Basu S, Kapse K, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. "Altered Maturational Trajectory of Cerebral Metabolites in Preterm Infants" Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025.
Wambach C, De Asis-Cruz J, Weiner S, Kim JH, Kapse K, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. "Prenatal Maternal Psychological Distress and Functional Brain Development in Neonates" Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025.
Wu Y, Merhar SL, Bann C, Newman JE, Kapse K, De Asis-Cruz J, Mack N, De Mauro SB, Ambalavanan N, Davis JM, Lorch S, Wilson-Costello DE, Poindexter B, Peralta-Carcelan M, Limperopoulos C. “Antenatal Opioid Exposure Is Associated With Reduced Global and Regional Brain Volumes in Newborns” Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025.
Wu Y, Andescavage N, Liggett M, Ngwa JS, Kapse A, Kapse K, McDermott CE, Donofrio MT, Wisner KL, Wessel D, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C. “Elevated Prenatal Maternal Psychological Distress Is Associated With Impaired Neurodevelopment in Toddlers With Congenital Heart Disease” Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025.
Wu Y, Merhar SL, Bann C, Newman JE, Kapse K, Asis-Cruz JD, Mack N, De Mauro SB, Ambalavanan N, Davis JM, Lorch S, Wilson-Costello DE, Poindexter B, Peralta-Carcelan M, Limperopoulos C. “Impaired Cerebral Cortical Maturation in Newborns Exposed to Antenatal Opioids” Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025.
Wu Y, Merhar SL, Bann C, Newman JE, Kapse K, Asis-Cruz JD, Mack N, De Mauro SB, Ambalavanan N, Davis JM, Lorch S, Wilson-Costello DE, Poindexter B, Peralta-Carcelan M, Limperopoulos C. “Pharmacologic Treatment for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS) Is Associated With Smaller Neonatal Brain Volumes” Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025.
2025 | March
Mora Álvarez M, Mulkey S, Kapse K, Wu Y, Teramoto H, Andringa-Seed R, Arroyave-Wessel M, Berl M, Tarud Sabbag RE, Vezina G, Cure C, De Asis-Cruz J, Limperopoulos C. "White Matter Microstructural Disruptions in Zika Virus-Exposed Children Without Congenital Zika Syndrome” Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025.
2025 | January
Christoffel K, De Asis Cruz J, Cook KM, Kapse K, Andescavage N, Basu S, Limperopoulos C, du Plessis A. “Third Trimester Development of Central Autonomic Network Connectivity Is Altered in an Extrauterine Environment.” Neonatology. 2025 Jan 2:1-20. doi: 10.1159/000543277. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39746339
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39746339
2024 | December
Ottolini KM, Ngwa J, Basu SK, Kapse K, Liggett M, Murnick J, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. “Brain Development Using a Multicomponent Intravenous Lipid Emulsion in Preterm Infants.” BMC Pediatrics. 2024 Dec 30;24(1):847. doi: 10.1186/s12887-024-05330-9. PMID: 39736580
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39736580
2024 | November
Chirumamilla VC, Mulkey SB, Anwar T, Baker R, Maxwell GL, De Asis-Cruz J, Kapse K, Limperopoulos C, du Plessis A, Govindan RB. “Asymmetry of Directed Brain Connectivity at Birth in Low-Risk Full-Term Newborns.” Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. 2024 Nov 12. doi: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000001131. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39531276
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39531276
2024 | October
Pishghadam M, Ngwa JS, Wu Y, Kapse K, Haizler-Cohen L, Bulas D, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage NN. “Single vs. Multi-Slice Assessments of in vivo Placental T2∗ Measurements.” Placenta. 2024 Oct;156:92-97. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2024.09.006. Epub 2024 Sep 10. PMID: 39293186; PMCID: PMC11515947
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39293186
2024 | September
Govindan RB, Andescavage NN, Basu S, Murnick J, Ngwa J, Galla JT, Kapse K, Limperopoulos C, du Plessis A. “Circadian Rhythm Development in Preterm Infants. The Role of Postnatal Versus Postmenstrual Age.” Early Human Development. 2024 Sep;196:106084. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2024.106084. Epub 2024 Jul 27. PMID: 39126762; PMCID: PMC11344654
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39126762
Jang M, Dimov AV, Kapse K, Murnick J, Grinspan Z, Wu A, Choudhury AR, Wang Y, Spincemaille P, Nguyen TD, Limperopoulos C, Zun Z. “Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping With Source Separation in Normal Brain Development of Newborns.” AJNR American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2024 Sep 4:ajnr.A8488. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A8488. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39231612
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39231612
Kocher KM, Ngwa J, Kapse KJ, Bhattacharya S, Rossi C, Delot E, du Plessis A, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. Technical considerations for placental tissue processing and the subsequent impact on genome-wide DNA methylation analysis. Clinical Epigenetics. 2024 Sep 16;16(1):128. doi: 10.1186/s13148-024-01741-8. PMID: 39285447; PMCID: PMC11403961
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39285447
Jacobwitz M, Kapse K, Ngwa J, De Asis-Cruz J, Wu Y, Govindan R, Donofrio MT, Wessel DL, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage A. “In-Vivo Placental Volumes and Placental Growth Trajectories are Abnormal in Fetuses with Congenital Heart Disease.” International Federation of Placental Associations 2024 Conference. Montreal, Quebec. September 2024. (NIH travel award)
Jacobwitz M, Kapse K, Ngwa J, Donofrio MT, Wessel DL, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage M. “Impaired Feto-Placental Growth in Congenital Heart Disease Detected Prenatally via Quantitative MRI.” International Federation of Placental Associations 2024 Conference. Montreal, Quebec. September 2024.
2024 | August
Corn E, Andringa-Seed R, Williams ME, Arroyave-Wessel M, Tarud R, Vezina G, Podolsky RH, Kapse K, Limperopoulos C, Berl MM, Cure C, Mulkey SB. “Feasibility and Success of a Non-Sedated Brain MRI Training Protocol in 7-year-old Children From Rural and Semi-Rural Colombia.” Pediatric Radiology. 2024 Aug;54(9):1513-1522. doi: 10.1007/s00247-024-05964-y. Epub 2024 Jul 6. PMID: 38970708; PMCID: PMC11482647
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38970708
2024 | July
De Asis-Cruz J, Kalsi IA, Kapse K, Vezina G, Donofrio MT, Limperopoulos C. Decreased gray matter density in subcortical structures in newborns with complex congenital heart disease. NeoHeart 2024. (One of the top three conference abstracts.) New York, NY. July 2024.
2024 | June
Weiner S, Wu Y, Kapse K, Vozar T, Cheng JJ, Murnick J, Henderson D, Teramoto H, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. "Prenatal maternal psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic and newborn brain development." JAMA Network Open. 2024 Jun 3;7(6):e2417924. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.17924. PMID: 38900424
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38900424
2024 | April
Damera SR, De Asis-Cruz J, Cook KM, Kapse K, Spoehr E, Murnick J, Basu S, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. "Regional homogeneity as a marker of sensory cortex dysmaturity in preterm infants." iScience. 2024 Apr 4;27(5):109662. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109662. PMID: 38665205; PMCID: PMC11043889
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38665205/
Watson TT, Ottolini K, Basu S, Kapse K, Murnick J, Andescavage N, du Plessis A, Saulino P, Limperopoulos C. "Timing and growth failure in very premature infants and implications for brain development." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. April 2024.
Hui S, Andescavage N, Ngwa J, Kapse K, Kasper M, Saulino P, Limperopoulos C. "Brain metabolite concentrations in neonates with congenital heart disease before and after cardiac surgery." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. April 2024.
Hui S, Kapse K, Kasper M, Saulino P, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. "Brain metabolite concentrations in neonates of diabetic mothers." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. April 2024.
Pishghadam M, Haizler-Cohen L, Kapse K, Limperopoulos C, Niforatos-Andescavage N. "T2* weighted placental magnetic resonance imaging: a biomarker of placental dysfunction in pregnant..." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. April 2024.
Pishghadam M, Kapse K, Ngwa JS, Henderson D, Limperopoulos C, Niforatos-Andescavage N. "Non-invasive placental perfusion imaging in pregnant women exposed to COVID-19." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. April 2024.
Ottolini KM, Andescavage N, Basu SK, Kapse K, Watson T, Murnick J, du Plessis A, Limperopoulos C. "Type of intravenous lipid emulsion affects very preterm brain development." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. April 2024.
Chirumamilla VC, Hitchings L, Mulkey SB, Anwar T, Baker R, Maxwell L, De Asis Cruz J, Kapse K, Limperopoulos C, du Plessis AJ, Govindan RB. "Communications among Rich-club brain regions in term low-risk newborn EEG sources." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. April 2024.
Ngwa JS, Govindan R, Galla J, Kapse K, Basu S, Andescavage N, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C. "The impact of conventional and high-frequency oscillatory ventilation on heart rate metrics in preterm infants." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. April 2024.
Weiner S, Wu Y, Vozar T, Ngwa JS, Kapse K, Henderson D, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. "It's all in the timing: effects of maternal anxiety on neurodevelopment." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. April 2024.
Jacobwitz M, Kapse K, Ngwa J, De Asis-Cruz J, Govindan R, Donofrio MT, Wessel D, du Plessis A, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. "In-vivo placental volumes and placental growth trajectories are abnormal in fetuses with congenital heart disease." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. April 2024.
Basu S, Hui SCN, Kapse K, Galla J, Andescavage N, Murnick J, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C. "Cerebellar GABA and glutamate concentrations at term-age predicts cognitive deficits in preterm infants." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. April 2024.
Damera S, De Asis-Cruz J, Cook KM, Kapse K, Spoehr E, Basu SK, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. "Regional homogeneity tracks sensory cortex dysmaturity and predicts future risk of autism in preterm infants." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. April 2024.
Rich C, Kapse K, Ngwa J, Galla JT, Basu S, Ottolini K, Andescavage N, du Plessis A, Limperopoulos C. "Altered regional cerebral blood flow in preterm infants with patent ductus arteriosus." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. April 2024.
Cruz J, Kim JH, Cook KM, Teramoto H, Mastracchio CE, Kapse KJ, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. "Associations between fetal hippocampal functional connectivity and maternal psychopathology." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. April 2024.
2024 | February
Chirumamilla VC, Hitchings L, Mulkey SB, Anwar T, Baker R, Larry Maxwell G, De Asis-Cruz J, Kapse K, Limperopoulos C, du Plessis A, Govindan RB. "Association of brain functional connectivity with neurodevelopmental outcomes in healthy full-term newborns." Clin Neurophysiol. 2024 Feb 15;160:68-74. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2024.02.009. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38412745
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38412745/
2024 | January
Andescavage N, Lu YC, Wu Y, Kapse K, Keller J, Von Kohorn I, Afifi A, Vezina G, Henderson D, Wessel DL, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C. "Intrauterine exposure to SARS-CoV-2 infection and early newborn brain development." Cereb Cortex. 2024 Jan 31;34(2):bhae041. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhae041. PMID: 38385890
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38385890/