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The faculty of the Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies (ICRHPS) is deeply committed to mentoring, teaching and supporting the research community of Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University. The ICRHPS staff is comprised of talented and dedicated post-doctoral researchers, fellows, research associates, project managers and colleagues who provide administrative support.

We conduct research to improve maternal and child health from preconception through childhood. Our research supports healthier moms and babies.

The Mother Infant Research Institute (MIRI) uses a multidisciplinary and collaborative approach with an intergenerational lens to improve the health of mothers and babies.

The research performed by the principal investigators of the Mother Infant Research Institute (MIRI) at Tufts Medical Center covers a wide range of approaches.

Patrick Catalano, MD is a Professor and Vice Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Tufts University School of Medicine and a Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialist at Tufts University Medical Center.

Michael House, MD, is an Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Tufts University School of Medicine and a specialist in maternal fetal medicine at Tufts Medical Center.

Perrie O’Tierney-Ginn, PhD is the Executive Director of the MIRI, and Research Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy at Tufts University.

Elizabeth Yen, MD, MA, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine and a Neonatologist at Tufts Medical Center.

Our principal investigators and trainees have received a number of honors and awards for their leadership and accomplishments in research that advances the understanding of preterm birth and its complications, maternal obesity and fetal and neonatal genomic medicine. We are grateful for the recognition from our peers and the honors bestowed on us by international and national associations and institutions for our contributions.

The Mother Infant Research Institute (MIRI) currently centers its research on several topics of current clinical, public health and economic significance.

The principal investigators and research teams at MIRI have dedicated their basic science, clinical and translational research to studying the lifelong consequences of the intimate and unique biological relationship between mother and baby during pregnancy.

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Tufts Medical Center's Surgical and Interventional Research Laboratories is home to prolific research programs that have produced a number of important results.

With over 500 on-site surgeons, physicians and veterinarians, Tufts Medical Center's Surgical and Interventional Research Laboratories (SIRL) offers expert consulting on all study or training related elements.