OUR TEAM
THE DEVELOPING BRAIN INSTITUTE TEAM
Our Core Team
Over the past decade, the Developing Brain Institute has grown from a staff of six to a phenomenal, diverse, and talented team of more than 45 staff and partners. The Institute has assembled leading scientists and health care providers from across myriad disciplines and health care models (tertiary care to primary care) that are at the forefront of clinical research and translational efforts focused on accelerating screening, diagnosing, treating, and preventing prenatal onset brain disorders to improve child health and well-being for life.
Directors
Associate Chief of Medical and Academic Affairs
Director of Operations
Associate Chief for Perinatal Mental Health
Research Director for Imaging and Analytics
Director of the Advanced Physiological Signals Processing Laboratory
Director of the Cerebellar Cognition and Learning (CerCL) Lab
Managers
Esther Adegbulugbe
Research Manager
Operations Manager
Science and Communications Manager
MRI Research Manager
Faculty
Research Faculty
(Assistant Professor)
Attending Neonatologist
Chief, Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Research Faculty
(Assistant Professor)
Research Faculty
(Assistant Professor)
Medical Director, Prenatal Cardiology Program
Director of the Zickler Family Prenatal Pediatrics Institute
General Pediatrician
Associate Director, Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship Program
Research Faculty
(Assistant Professor)
Clinical Psychologist
Physician-Scientist
Pediatric Cardiologist
Developmental Psychologist
Neurologist
Research Faculty (Assistant Professor) and Biostatistician
Attending Neonatologist
Clinical Psychologist
Medical Director, Neonatal Intensive Care, Reston Hospital Center
Prenatal-Neonatal Neurologist
Director, Neuroradiology Program
Staff
Clinical Research Coordinator
Perinatal Care Coordinator
Perinatal Behavioral Health Associate
VENKATA (CHAITANYA) CHIRUMAMILLA
Staff Scientist
Prenatal Pediatrics Scheduler
Lead Perinatal Care Coordinator
Senior Staff Assistant
Perinatal Behavioral Health Specialist
Clinical Research Coordinator
Operations Lead
Program Coordinator
Data Coordinator
Senior R&D Software Engineer
Lead Clinical Research Coordinator
Clinical Research Coordinator
Clinical Research Coordinator
Program Coordinator
Staff Scientist II
Senior Systems Engineer
Clinical Research Coordinator
Perinatal Behavioral Health Specialist
Lead Perinatal Behavioral Health Specialist
Kesha Taffe
Perinatal Care Coordinator
Research Technician III
Research Technician III
Trainees
Srikanth Damera, M.D., Ph.D.
Pediatrics Research Track Resident
T32 Research Postdoctoral Fellow
Perinatal Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow
T32 Research Postdoctoral Fellow
T32 Research Postdoctoral Fellow
T32 Research Postdoctoral Fellow
T32 Research Postdoctoral Fellow
T32 Research Postdoctoral Fellow
Perinatal Psychology Fellow
Perinatal Psychology Postdoctoral
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellow
2024 Interns
Khadijah Aslam
Khadijah Aslam
Intern
Arnav Bandam
Arnav Bandam
Intern
Ava Canfield
Ava Canfield
Intern
Aastha Doshi
Aastha Doshi
Intern
Amanda Ramlogan
Amanda Ramlogan
Intern
Rishika Singh
Rishika Singh
Intern
Arionas Tripathi
Arionas Tripathi
Intern
Former Interns
Laura Abella
Laura Abella
Intern
ANILA AHMED
ANILA AHMED
Intern
Ariunzaya Amgalan
Ariunzaya Amgalan
Intern
Simone Burchard
Simone Burchard
Intern
Lily Carroll
Lily Carroll
Intern
Gia Carusone
Gia Carusone
Intern
Sophia Czopek
Sophia Czopek
Intern
Donna Dadkhoo
Donna Dadkhoo
Intern
Hannah Duncanson
Hannah Duncanson
Intern
Vedavalli Ganesan
Vedavalli Ganesan
Intern
Sophie Gengler
Sophie Gengler
Intern
Hailey Gauck
Hailey Gauck
Intern
Smriti Gupta
Smriti Gupta
Intern
JT Howard
JT Howard
Intern
Zahra Iqbal
Zahra Iqbal
Intern
Manuela Jimenez
Manuela Jimenez
Intern
Allen Min Jo
Allen Min Jo
Intern
Chris Jose
Chris Jose
Intern
ABIGAIL KOEPPEL
ABIGAIL KOEPPEL
Intern
BRITTANY LESSIN
BRITTANY LESSIN
Intern
Andrew Lim
Andrew Lim
Intern
Victoria Lyou
Victoria Lyou
Intern
Elizabeth Matsiyevskiy
Elizabeth Matsiyevskiy
Intern
Emily Miller
Emily Miller
Intern
Dhruv Patel
Dhruv Patel
Intern
RAYYAAN POTTER
RAYYAAN POTTER
Intern
Ashwin Rajesh
Ashwin Rajesh
Intern
Geetika Reichmann
Geetika Reichmann
Intern
CAROLINE REZE
CAROLINE REZE
Intern
Kristianne Rulona
Kristianne Rulona
Intern
Alexander Sabel
Alexander Sabel
Intern
Aden Selassie
Aden Selassie
Intern
Chloe Sitrin
Chloe Sitrin
Intern
Emma Somer
Emma Somer
Intern
Gracie Spurney
Gracie Spurney
Intern
Marissa Steinberg
Marissa Steinberg
Intern
Nathan Suh
Nathan Suh
Intern
Amaya Tatum
Amaya Tatum
Intern
Prarek Thakker
Prarek Thakker
Intern
Annika Townsend
Annika Townsend
Intern
Maia Yarborough
Maia Yarborough
Intern