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Dr. Sebastian Ramos of Obstetrics and Gynecology has been promoted to Principal Investigator at MIRI.

A new, three-year NIH grant will expand Dr. Elizabeth Yen's research and initial pilot study findings about the effects of prenatal opioid exposure in an infant's first year of life.

Tufts Medicine announced today that Perrie O'Tierney-Ginn, PhD, has been named the permanent Executive Director of the Mother Infant Research Institute (MIRI) at Tufts Medical Center. She had served as the Interim Executive Director of MIRI since September 2021.

Dr. Perrie O’Tierney-Ginn receives Liley Lectureship at 2023 PAS Meeting.

MIRI PI Patrick Catalano, MD, has been awarded an R21 from the NIH/NICHD as Multi-Site PI for a two-year study entitled, “Impact of a Postpartum Lifestyle Intervention on Lactation Outcomes, Breastmilk Composition and Infant Growth.”

MIRI PI Dr. Yen receives TISUA Award.

Dr. Tomoko Kaneko-Tarui of MIRI gets Charlton Award.

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.

Iris Z. Jaffe, MD, PhD has been elected into the Association of American Physicians (AAP).

Internationally esteemed clinician and health equity researcher, Karen Freund, MD, MPH has been named Physician-in-Chief and Chair of the Department of Medicine at Tufts Medical Center, effective February 1. She will also assume the role of Chair of the Department of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, both effective February 1.

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

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

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

Tufts Medical Center has named an interim Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. John Wong.

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