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Dr. Erika Werner becomes an Associate Member of MIRI.

Elizabeth Yen receives the WiMS mentorship seed award.

Dr. Elizabeth Yen, a neonatologist at Tufts Medical Center, has received the 2021 award for Outstanding Young Investigator.

A national clinical trial led by Tufts Children’s Hospital researchers has found that both targeted genome sequencing and whole genome sequencing may help diagnose genetic abnormalities in neonates and infants. However, the technology and interpretations of results continue to have significant limitations that require further research and understanding.

2 MIRI PIs named 2021 Boston Magazine “Top Docs.”

Dr. Elizabeth Yen, a neonatologist at Tufts Medical Center, has joined as PI. Dr. Yen’s lab conducts non-invasive salivary transcriptomic and brain magnetic imaging studies to understand the impact of the prenatal opioid exposure on the developing brain.

Dr. Michael House Receives Grand Prize for Novel Device to Prevent Preterm Birth.

Dr. House, who is Principal Investigator, has been recognized as an expert in the uterine cervix.

Tomoko Kaneko-Tarui, a Mother Infant Research Institute Director, was featured on CNBC.

MIRI Principal Investigator Michael House, MD will be collaborating in a study with funding from the CTSI Pilot Study Program.

MIRI PI Perrie O’Tierney-Ginn, PhD, was elected to the Perinatal Research Society (PRS) council as their Basic Science representative for 2019-2021.

In 2019, the Mother Infant Research Institute was honored at Working Wonders for their progressive work.