Join the developing brain institute at #pas2025
This year, research-scientists affiliated with the Developing Brain Institute at Children’s National had eight oral abstracts - including an abstract led by Susan Weiner that scored in the Top 5 % of all PAS 2025 abstracts - and 11 posters accepted for the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2025 meeting (#PAS2025).
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Developing Brain Institute Presenters and Collaborating Researchers
FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2025
Time: 5:30-7:45 p.m.
Abstract ID: 1981465
Format: Poster
Title: Tensor-Based Morphometry Identifies Impaired Growth of Novel Brain Areas in Fetuses With Congenital Heart Disease
Presenter: Srikanth Damera, M.D., Ph.D.
Time: 5:30-7:45 p.m.
Abstract ID: 1979368
Format: Poster
Title: Disrupted Preoperative White Matter Brain Microstructure in Newborns With Complex Congenital Heart Disease
Presenter: Josepheen De-Asis Cruz, M.D., Ph.D.
SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2025
Time: 7:45-8 a.m.
Abstract ID: 1976339
Format: Oral Abstract
Title: Altered Cerebral Cortical Maturation in Newborns Exposed to Antenatal Opioids
Presenter: Yao Wu, Ph.D.
Time: 10-10:15 a.m.
Abstract ID: 1969086
Format: Oral Abstract
Title: Experience of Neighborhood Disadvantage Is Associated With Altered Structural Brain Development Even Before Birth
Presenter: Kevin M. Cook, Ph.D.
Time: 10:30-10:45 a.m.
Abstract ID: 1975707
Format: Oral Abstract
Title: Disrupted White Matter Microstructure in Newborns With Antenatal Opioid Exposure
Presenter: María Mora Alvarez, Ph.D.
Time: 10:45-11 a.m.
Abstract ID: 1952688
Format: Oral Abstract
Title: Disrupted Motor Networks in Neonates With Complex Congenital Heart Disease
Presenter: Jung-Hoon Kim, Ph.D.
Time: 2-2:15 p.m.
Abstract ID: 1984944
Format: Oral Abstract
Title: Early Epigenetic Biomarkers of Deaccelerated Aging in Preterm Infants With Extrauterine Growth Failure
First Author: Kristen Kocher, Ph.D. (Presenter: Katherine M. Ottolini, M.D.)
Time: 2:30-4:45 p.m.
Abstract ID: 1987204
Format: Poster
Title: Influence of Maternal NICU Visitation on Human Milk Feeding in Preterm Infants
Presenter: Katherine M. Ottolini, M.D.
Time: 2:30-4:45 p.m.
Abstract ID: 1980743
Format: Poster
Title: Brain Metabolite Concentrations in Neonates of Mothers With COVID-19 Exposure During Pregnancy: A Case-Control Study
Presenter: Steve C.N. Hui, Ph.D.
Time: 2:30-4:45 p.m.
Abstract ID: 1970651
Format: Poster
Title: Mommy&Me: Enrolling Black Moms and Babies in Clinical Research
Presenter: Diedtra Henderson, BA
SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2025
Time: 8:30-10:45 a.m.
Abstract ID: 1963302
Format: Poster
Title: Pharmacologic Treatment for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS) Is Associated With Smaller Neonatal Brain Volumes
Co-first author and presenter: Stephanie L. Merhar, M.D., MS. Co-first author: Yao Wu, Ph.D.
Time: 8:30-10:45 a.m.
Abstract ID: 1980851
Format: Poster
Title: White Matter Microstructural Disruptions in Zika Virus-Exposed Children Without Congenital Zika Syndrome
Presenter: María Mora Alvarez, Ph.D.
Time: 8:30-10:45 a.m.
Abstract ID: 1951642
Format: Poster
Title: Brain Functional Connectivity Correlates With Neurobehavioral Impairments in Opioid-Exposed Neonates
Presenter: Josepheen De-Asis Cruz, M.D., Ph.D.
Time: 8:30-10:45 a.m.
Abstract ID: 1977311
Format: Poster
Title: Disrupted Ventral Striatal Functional Connectivity in Colombian School-Age Children Exposed in Utero to the Zika Virus
Presenter: Josepheen De-Asis Cruz, M.D., Ph.D.
Time: 8:30-10:45 a.m.
Abstract ID: 1979444
Format: Poster
Title: Optimizing Hyperparameters of U-Net-Based Brain Segmentation Algorithms for Late 2nd and Early 3rd Trimester Fetuses
Presenter: Jung-Hoon Kim, Ph.D.
Time: 2:30-2:45 p.m.
Abstract ID: 1985049
Format: Oral Abstract
Title: Impaired Third Trimester Placental Function in Pregnant Women Living With HIV
Presenter: Nickie Andescavage, M.D.
MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2025
Time: 7-9:15 a.m.
Abstract ID: 1958963
Format: Poster
Title: Relationship Between Sleep Problems and Social-Emotional Development at 12 Months of Age Among Infants With Antenatal Opioid Exposure and Unexposed Controls
Author: Carla M. Bann
Time: 9:30-9:45 a.m.
Abstract ID: 1985857
Format: High Scoring Oral Abstract
Title: Neonatal Hippocampal Volumes Are Associated With Toddler Behavior in Children Born During the COVID-19 Pandemic
First author: Susan Weiner (Presenter: Nickie Andescavage, M.D.)
Time: 9:45-10 a.m.
Abstract ID: 1976391
Format: Oral Abstract
Title: Reduced Brain Volumes in Normocephalic Children With Prenatal Zika Virus Exposure
Presenter: Yao Wu, Ph.D.
PAS 2025 Presenters
María Mora Alvarez
Ph.D.
Nickie Andescavage, M.D.
Kevin M. Cook, Ph.D.
Srikanth Damera
M.D., Ph.D.
Josepheen De Asis-Cruz
M.D., Ph.D.
Diedtra Henderson, BA
Steve C.N. Hui, Ph.D.
Jung-Hoon Kim, Ph.D.
Kristen Kocher, Ph.D.
Katherine M. Ottolini
M.D.
Catherine Limperopoulos
Ph.D.
Susan Weiner
