Introducing Doctor Daan Ophelders
Daan coordinates the large animal work carried out by the Department of Pediatrics at Maastricht University, including unique longitudinal studies in which consequences of perinatal inflammatory stress are assessed prenatally until adulthood
Introducing Ezgi Şengün
Ezgi is a PhD student in the Laboratory of Medical Immunology at Radboudumc working with Professor Irma Joosten and Doctor Renate van der Molen
Introducing Doctor Ivo Bendix
A researcher at Universitätsklinikum Essen, Ivo is looking at improving the understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying neonatal white matter injury and evaluating potential new therapies in relevant experimental models
Introducing Doctor Megan Finch-Edmondson
Megan is a research fellow at the Cerebral Palsy Alliance, building capacity for stem cell research for cerebral palsy by securing funding, conducting research, facilitating research collaboration, and leading consumer engagement
Introducing Doctor Katiuscia Dallaglio
Katiuscia is R&D project leader of advanced therapies in rare diseases at Chiesi Group, an Italian research-based pharmaceutical company
Introducing Doctor Yohan van de Looij
Yohan is a physicist at the Université de Genève with extensive experience in the study of animal models of perinatal brain injuries using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy
Introducing Doctor Tessa Goes-Roelofs
A researcher at University Medical Center Utrecht, Tessa is building on her background in translational neuroscience to research how stem cells can repair brain damage in preterm infants
Introducing Doctor Syam Nair
Syam is an early career researcher in the field of mitochondrial biology and neonatal brain injury at the University of Gothenburg
Introducing Doctor Bobbi Fleiss
A researcher at RMIT University, Bobbi’s particular focus is on the role of inflammation in injury to the preterm infant brain and strategies to facilitate repair and support regeneration
A lifeline for premature born babies: Funding announced for new stem cell research
A group of researchers from across the globe is developing a new stem cell therapy to regenerate the brain damage caused by premature birth