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Developing Brain Institute Presenters at REIW 2025

April 16, 2025 | Developing Brain Institute |

“Brain Metabolites in Neonates of Mothers With COVID-19 Infection During Pregnancy,” led by Steve C.N. Hui, Ph.D., received the Research, Education & Innovation Week 2025 Basic and Translational Research award. More than 400 abstracts were submitted for #REIW2025. Please see additional posters by Developing Brain Institute presenters below:

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Amick J, Liggett M, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. “Assessing Neonatal Neurobehavior: Detailed Comparison of the NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale With the NeoNatal Neurobehavioral Scale-II.”
Cheung C, Henderson D, Brechot C, Mears A, Malosa J, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Are Education Levels Associated With Perinatal Mental Health?”
Cook KM, De Asis-Cruz J, McDermott C, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Alterations in Fetal Brain Volumes Are Associated With Degree of Neighborhood Disadvantage.”
Cook KM, Canfield A, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Therapeutic Opioid Exposure in the NICU Is Associated With Changes in Structural Brain Development in a Sex-Dependent Manner.”
Dampha MS, Chafin M, Saleem N, Etienne S, Henderson D, Le HN, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “The Role of Patient Navigation in Addressing Basic Needs in Low-Income Black Perinatal Individuals in DC.”
Donnellan EL, Govindan RB, Ngwa JS, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C, du Plessis AJ. “Is Heart Rate Variability Associated With Neurobehavior in Preterm Infants?”
Elsaid NMH, Tagare HD, Ngwa JS, Kapse K, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. “Measuring Perfusion in Normal and Pathological Placentas Using an Advanced IVIM Method.”
Henderson D, Andescavage N, Keller JM, Bassa MM, Adegbulugbe E, Brechot C, Le NH, Limperopoulos C. “Mommy&Me: Enrolling Black Moms and Babies in Clinical Research.”
Hui SCN, Ngwa J, Kapse K, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Brain Metabolites in Neonates of Mothers With COVID-19 Infection During Pregnancy.”
Kim JH, De Asis-Cruz J, Andescavage NN, du Plessis AJ, McDermott C, Limperopoulos C. “Disrupted Motor Networks in Neonates With Complex Congenital Heart Disease.”
Kocher K, Ottolini K, Ngwa J, Latif H, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. “Preterm Infants Experiencing Extrauterine Growth Failure Exhibit Epigenetic Age Deacceleration.”
Kohrt B. “Culturally Adapting Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Indigenous Mayan Women: Preliminary Findings From the Utz laj ch’ob’oneem Program for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Guatemala.”
Kohrt BK, Aokalani M, Maldonado A, King B. “Understanding the Mental Health Needs of Latina Immigrant Perinatal Women: Insights From Referrals to the DC Mother-Baby Wellness Program and Perinatal Psychology Services.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
Ottolini KM, Andescavage N, Basu SK, Zeman A, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C. “Maternal NICU Presence and Milk Provision at Discharge in Preterm Infants.”
Ramlogan A, Bartolini E, Kohrt B, Andescavage N, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C. “Prenatal and Postnatal Mental Health of Caregivers of Infants Requiring NICU Admissions.”
Saleem N, et al. “Demographic and Social Determinants of Health Indicators on Engagement and Mental Health Outcomes for Low-Income Black Perinatal Individuals.”
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.”
Tian R, Harburg L, Adegbulugbe E, Latif H, Basu S, du Plessis AJ, Andescavage N. “Evaluating the Impact of a Radiographic-Based Protocol on Timing of Surgical Intervention and Outcomes of Preterm Infants With Post-Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus.”
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.”
Weiner S, Cheng JJ, Wu Y, Liggett M, McCants C, Adegbulugbe E, Mears A, Henderson D, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Maternal Stress and Anxiety: The Connective Thread Between Infant Brain Development and Toddler Social-Emotional Behavior.”
Weiner S, Wu Y, Liggett M, McCants C, Adegbulugbe E, Mears A, Henderson D, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Neurodevelopmental Consequences of In Utero COVID-19 Exposure.”
Weiner S, Wu Y, Liggett M, McCants C, Adegbulugbe E, Mears A, Henderson D, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Newborn Brain As the Basis of Early Childhood Development in a Normative Healthy Cohort.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”