Research
- Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
- Car seat challenge test
- Early detection of abnormal neurodevelopment
- Early intervention
- Environmental exposures in the NICU
- Exposure impact on social behavior
- Health Care Technology
- Impact of health policy on infant mortality
- Intestinal innate immunity
- Neonatal opiate withdrawal
- Neonatal RBC transfusion
- Neuronal plasticity
- Normal and abnormal neurodevelopment
- Nutritional support for neurodevelopment
- Outcomes related to multiple transfusion and anemia preventive strategies
- Palliative care
- Quality improvement & Patient Safety
Research Facilities
Laboratory space for the division is located both on Bressler 13th floor and Howard Hall. The Bressler Neonatology laboratories cover 6,000 square feet.
Major equipment includes:
- two laminar flow hoods
- two tissue culture incubators
- Beckman ultracentrifuge
- gel electrophoresis apparatus and power source
- dissecting microscope
- facilitate both biochemical and neurobehavioral studies
An additional research laboratory space is dedicated in the NICU to support clinical research.