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Learn more about healthy baby development and develop new tools for pediatricians so they can better support the unique development of each child.

Determine how potentially stressful situations, including prematurity, hospitalizations, maternal mental health and rapid repeat births can impact a baby’s development in the first 12 months of their life.

We are interested in observing whether and how infants learn when interacting with a robot during a learning assessment contingency paradigm. 

The effect of flu immunization on the level of immunity against the flu in breastmilk, and how this may help protect a breastfeeding infant.

Our goal is early identification of deviation from healthy brain development to allow targeted early intervention and improve developmental outcomes.

To better understand the effects of breastfeeding on infant growth and development.

The collection of the research data we hope will help better screening, diagnosing procedures and treatment of brain injury in newborns and identify a connection between MR imaging and neurodevelopmental outcomes.

Develop non-invasive measures to identify abnormal placental function in babies with and without congenital anomalies.

Study early development in infants who have an older sibling with autism.

To better understand the effects of nutrition in early pregnancy on infant growth and development.