Announcing the 2024 Recipients of the Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. June 6, 2024—The Burroughs Wellcome Fund is delighted to announce the 2024 Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative recipients. This groundbreaking initiative aims to support and empower the next generation of researchers and scientists dedicated to advancing the understanding and treatment(s) of adverse pregnancy outcomes.

The 2024 recipients of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative are:

Jennifer Gaddy, PhD
Vanderbilt University
The role of CovR in Group B Streptococcus perinatal infections and adverse pregnancy outcomes

Alison Gernard, PhD, MPH, RD
Pennsylvania State University
AI-driven placental imaging tool to reduce adverse pregnancy outcomes through prediction of neonatal sepsis

Nardhy Gomez-Lopez, PhD
Washington University in Saint Louis
Deciphering Immune Cell Phenotypes in Chronic Chorioamnionitis to Develop Biomarkers for Preterm Birth

Lindsay Hayes PhD
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Promoting resilience against the effects of maternal inflammation on developmental programming of microglia in the offspring

Kieran O’Donnell, PhD
Yale University
Pregnancy-associated biological aging and postpartum recovery: associations with maternal cardiovascular health in an evidence-based intervention.

Meghan Riddell, PhD
University of Alberta
Identifying the molecular regulation of syncytiotrophoblast programmed necrosis

Marisa Spann, PhD
Columbia University
Innovative techniques to understand maternal-fetal synchrony as a way to predict adverse fetal outcomes in a hypertensive environment.

The Burroughs Wellcome Fund Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative is committed to fostering the next generation of scientific leaders dedicated to unraveling the complexities of pregnancy.

For more information about the Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, please visit bwfund.org.

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