جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Elena Serena Piccardiمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
• Sensory Perception
• Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Elena Serena Piccardi is a Lecturer in Developmental Psychology at the University of East London (UEL), affiliated with the School of Childhood and Social Care and Department of Psychological Sciences. She holds a PhD in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience from Birkbeck, University of London (2021), alongside a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching (2019), MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience (2015), and BSc in Clinical Psychology (2013). Previously, she was a Wellcome Trust Research Fellow at Birkbeck’s Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, focusing on sensory perception in infants at risk for ASD/ADHD. Her research explores neural markers of sensory processing, with collaborations spanning UEL, Birkbeck, Cambridge, and East Anglia universities. She also leads the UK Reproducibility Network’s UEL chapter, advocating for research transparency. Teaching focuses on fostering curiosity and collaboration in developmental psychology, with modules like Advanced Developmental Psychology and Research Methods. Public engagement includes media features and podcasts explaining her work on infant brain development and sensory processing.

Teresa Del Biancoمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Child Development
• Social Attention
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Teresa Del Bianco is a Postdoctoral Researcher and Researcher at Birkbeck, University of London's Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development. She holds a PhD in Psychological Sciences and Education from the University of Trento (2018) and a Medical Doctorate from the University of Pisa (2014). Her work focuses on autism spectrum disorder, infant social development, and neurodiversity, employing eye-tracking and EEG techniques. She coordinates multinational studies across Europe, Asia, and Africa, specializing in statistical methods like mixed models and growth curve analysis. Research Interests: Infants' social development, gaze processing, autism neurodiversity, EEG analysis, and clinical trial coordination. Her projects include the AIMS-2-TRIALS consortium and Safe Passage Follow-Up in South Africa. Publications: Over 20 peer-reviewed articles on autism, neurodevelopmental profiles, and clinical interventions. Recent work includes sex differences in social attention dynamics and temporal profiles of social behavior in autistic populations. Grants & Projects: Leads studies on EEG-based biomarkers, neurodiversity inclusion in research networks, and scalable early mental health assessments (STREAM project). Collaborates with institutions like Henry Wellcome Building and international clinical trial networks. Labs/Teams: Core member of the BOND Lab, part of Birkbeck's interdisciplinary team studying brain and cognitive development.

Anna Guiمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Developmental Psychology
• Neuroscience
• Genetics
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Anna Gui is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Birkbeck, University of London, within the Department of Psychological Sciences and the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development. Her research focuses on neurobiological mechanisms underlying developmental trajectories, particularly in autism and infant sensory-motor development. She leads the GEMS project investigating genetic bases of motor development in infancy and collaborates on studies like BONDS and TABS. PhD: Psychology, Birkbeck College, University of London (2019) MSc: Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Trento, Italy (2015) MSc: Child Rehabilitation and Research Methodology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (2013) BSc: Neurological and Psychomotor Approach Therapy, University of Padova (2008) Her research interests integrate genetics, epigenetics, and neuroimaging to explore social attention, developmental disorders, and individual differences. Key projects include leveraging DNA and behavioral data from studies like gBASIS and BONDS to understand autism’s neurobiological underpinnings. Recent publications highlight advancements in infant neuroimaging reliability, spatiotemporal brain states in autism, and genetic influences on social behavior. Her work has been funded by Wellcome Trust, Birkbeck, and Marie Curie fellowships. Awards: Marie Curie PhD Fellowship, Wellcome ISSF grants, Birkbeck Research Innovation Fund Gui’s research bridges lab-based studies with clinical relevance, emphasizing early biomarkers for neurodevelopmental conditions. She collaborates with interdisciplinary teams at the GEL Lab and international institutions, fostering innovations in neuroimaging techniques for developmental research.

Elena Thromمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Developmental Psychology
• Neuroscience
• Infant Cognition
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Elena Throm is a Researcher affiliated with the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development at Birkbeck College, University of London. Her work focuses on neural responses during social interactions in infancy, particularly how these responses evolve with age and differ in infants with neurodevelopmental conditions. She employs Neuroadaptive Bayesian Optimisation to study individual infant neural signatures. Education: PhD in Psychology, Birkbeck College, University of London (2019–present) M.Sc. in Psychology, University of Vienna (2017–2019) B.Sc. in Psychology, University of Vienna (2013–2017) Research Interests: Her research integrates developmental neuroscience and real-time neuroimaging techniques to understand social brain specialization in infants. She investigates individual differences in neural responses to social stimuli, with implications for early detection of neurodevelopmental conditions like autism and ADHD. Awards: 2023 Birkbeck/Wellcome Trust ISSF2 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Doctoral Fellowship (EU Horizon 2020, 2019–2022) University of Vienna Scholarship for Academic Excellence (2018) Grants & Projects: Her work is part of the SAPIENS Innovative Training Network, funded by the European Union. She also leads community engagement initiatives, including public talks and an online project website to involve parents of infants in studies. Labs & Teams: Collaborates with the Birkbeck Babylab and the National Child Trust, focusing on translational research bridging academia and public engagement.

• Radiology
• Biomedical Imaging
• Obesity Research
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Fuyuze Tokoglu is a Researcher in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at Yale University School of Medicine, affiliated with the Magnetic Resonance Research Center. Their work focuses on neuroimaging applications in obesity research and pediatric health, particularly in studies involving brain function across lifespan development. They currently serve as a Sub Investigator in two clinical trials: 'Preventing Obesity in Preterm Infants' (HIC ID 2000031084) and 'Obesity & Weight Management Study of Brain Function Across the Lifespan' (HIC ID 2000020891). Research interests include advancing imaging techniques to understand metabolic and neurological correlates of obesity, with a focus on translational studies linking brain structure/function to clinical outcomes. Their contributions are centered in multidisciplinary teams addressing public health challenges through biomedical innovation. Current affiliations include the Magnetic Resonance Research Center and the Mental Health & Behavioral Research Lab. No specific awards or grants are explicitly listed in the provided information, though their clinical trial involvement suggests active engagement in translational research initiatives.

• Neuroscience
• Hypothalamic Neurons
• Metabolism
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Marcelo de Oliveira Dietrich is an Associate Professor in the Department of Comparative Medicine and holds a secondary appointment in Neuroscience at Yale School of Medicine. He is the Founder and Director of the Dietrich Lab, focusing on neurobiological mechanisms underlying energy balance, social behavior, and developmental neuroscience. Education: MD from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2007), PhD in Biochemistry (2012), Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale School of Medicine (2014). Research Interests: Hypothalamic Agrp neurons' role in metabolism, maternal-infant bonding, and compulsive behaviors. Utilizes rodent models and advanced neurotechniques to study neuronal circuits affecting social behavior and energy homeostasis. His work reveals novel connections between hunger signaling and social behaviors like infant-mother bonding. Recent studies highlight immune sensing of allergens influencing avoidance behavior and the structural control of medial prefrontal cortex by AgRP neurons. Awards: Best Ph.D. thesis in Biomedical Sciences II (Prêmio Capes de Tese, 2020). Lab activities include behavioral analysis, optogenetics, and molecular biology. Collaborates with Tamas Horvath and Marcelo Zimmer, focusing on translational neuroendocrinology and developmental neuroscience.

• Developmental Psychology
• Clinical Psychology
• Neuroplasticity
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Isabel Rodden is a Postgraduate Associate and Sara S. Sparrow Fellow in the Child Study Center at Yale University, within the Yale School of Medicine. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Williams College (2024). Her research focuses on developmental psychology, neuroplasticity during pregnancy/parenthood, and developmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and ADHD. She has contributed to studies using eye-tracking to investigate math anxiety and participates in the Infant Brain Imaging Study (IBIS) team. Education: B.A. in Psychology, Williams College (2024) Her work bridges developmental behavioral research and clinical practice, with a focus on neuroplasticity mechanisms and early childhood interventions. She volunteers with pediatric developmental care programs and has interned at the University of Washington Autism Center and Yale’s Before and After Baby Lab (BABL). Awards: Sara S. Sparrow Fellowship (McPartland Lab) Current affiliations include the McPartland Lab, where she explores translational research pathways toward developmental behavioral pediatrics or child psychiatry.

• Parental Psychology
• Developmental Neuroscience
• Maternal Mental Health
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Helena Rutherford is an Associate Professor in the Child Study Center and the Department of Psychology at Yale University. Her research focuses on the neurobiology of parenting, maternal mental health, and developmental neuroscience. She holds appointments in the Yale School of Medicine and is affiliated with the Center for Brain & Mind Health and the Neuroscience Research Training Program. Education: PhD in Psychology (Bangor University, 2008), postdoctoral training at Yale School of Medicine (2010) and University College London (2012). Her work investigates neural mechanisms underlying parental behavior, stress reactivity, and emotion regulation in mothers, particularly those with substance use disorders. Research interests include maternal psychological risk, infant cue perception, and the interplay between parental mentalization and child development. She leads studies on the long-term cognitive impacts of motherhood and the neural plasticity associated with caregiving. Notable contributions include publications on protective effects of parenthood on brain aging and the need for standardized assessments of pregnancy-specific trauma. Collaborations involve interdisciplinary teams across Yale’s neuroscience and psychiatry departments.

• Neuroscience
• Psychiatry
• Cognitive Science
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Tamara Vanderwal is an Assistant Professor in the Child Study Center at Yale School of Medicine. She holds an MD from Yale University School of Medicine (2006). Her research focuses on using naturalistic conditions like movie-watching to study brain function, particularly in clinical contexts such as child psychiatric disorders. She employs novel neuroimaging techniques to analyze large-scale neural networks and their interactions during complex information processing. Additionally, she serves as an attending physician at a community outpatient clinic, supervising child and adolescent psychiatry fellows, and contributes to the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry as a senior editor. Her work emphasizes advancing neuroimaging methods to include underrepresented populations and improve understanding of developmental disorders. Collaborations with researchers like Arielle Baskin-Sommers highlight her interdisciplinary approach to addressing challenges in clinical neuroscience and neuroimaging reliability. Key areas of research include functional connectivity analysis, sensory integration studies, and the application of fMRI to assess brain-behavior associations in diverse populations. Her recent publications (2024–2025) explore topics such as high-motion minoritized youth inclusion, cortical development in preterm infants, and predictive biomarkers for antidepressant efficacy. Dr. Vanderwal’s contributions bridge clinical practice and academic research, aiming to enhance diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for neurodevelopmental and psychiatric conditions in children and adolescents.

Laurel Gabard-Durnamمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Adversity
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Emotion Regulation
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Laurel Gabard-Durnam is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Northeastern University, directing the Plasticity in Neurodevelopment (PINE) Lab and affiliated with the College of Science and the Center for Cognitive and Brain Health. She holds a B.A. in Neurobiology from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in Psychology from Columbia University, followed by postdoctoral training at Boston Children’s Hospital. Her research focuses on the interplay between environmental factors and neuroplasticity in shaping socioemotional and cognitive development, with emphasis on adversity, neurodevelopmental disorders like autism, and sensitive periods in brain maturation. Her expertise spans developmental cognitive neuroscience, examining how early environments (e.g., caregiver predictability, adversity) influence neural circuits underlying perception, language, emotion regulation, and neuroplasticity. Key projects include studying the effects of anesthesia on neurodevelopment (GABA study), the impact of prenatal alcohol exposure, and global health initiatives like the Khula Study in South Africa and Malawi. She has secured funding from the National Science Foundation, NIH, and philanthropic organizations such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Publications highlight her work in EEG methodology (e.g., HAPPE+ ER pipelines), neural correlates of adversity, and cross-cultural neurodevelopmental studies. Her lab emphasizes translational research to advance understanding of healthy and atypical developmental trajectories, aiming to inform interventions for resilient outcomes across diverse populations.

• Gastroenterology
• Clinical Applications of Gut Microbiota
• Anti-Thrombotic Management
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Professor Chan Ka Leung Francis is a globally recognized academic and clinician in gastroenterology and microbiota research. He currently serves as the Choh-Ming Li Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), where he previously held the position of Dean of the Faculty of Medicine (2014–2024). He holds visiting professorships at Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine (Japan), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Germany), and other institutions. His research focuses on anti-thrombotic management in GI bleeding, non-invasive colorectal cancer diagnosis, and clinical applications of gut microbiota. In addition to his academic roles, he chairs the board of GenieBiome Limited, a biotech company translating microbiota research into clinical tools, and co-directs the Hong Kong government’s Microbiota I-Center (MagIC). He has authored over 860 peer-reviewed articles (h-index 130) and contributed to international clinical guidelines, including the American College of Gastroenterology’s anti-thrombotic therapy guidelines. He has been honored with over 20 prestigious awards, including the Honorary Doctorate from Osaka City University (2018) and multiple Geneva Inventions Medals (2022–2023). His work bridges academia and industry, leading projects such as the One Stool Test for multi-disease detection and FMT-based treatments for post-acute COVID-19 syndrome. He has spearheaded initiatives to enhance colorectal cancer screening in the Asia-Pacific region through non-invasive microbiota-based diagnostics.

Kovacs Agnes Melindaمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Cognitive Development
• Bilingualism
• Social Cognition
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Agnes Melinda Kovács is an Associate Professor at the Central European University (CEU) in Budapest, Hungary, where she has held this position since 2017. She is a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (Section: Linguistic Studies, elected 2019). Her academic journey includes roles as a Postdoctoral Researcher at SISSA (Trieste, Italy) and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, followed by progressive research fellowships and teaching roles at CEU. Kovács holds a PhD in Cognitive Science from SISSA (2008) and an MSc in Psychology from Babeș-Bolyai University (2002). Her research focuses on cognitive development, bilingualism, social cognition, and theory of mind. Key contributions include investigations into infants' ability to attribute mental states and the cognitive benefits of bilingualism. She leads major projects like the ERC Starting Grant-funded study on 'Representational preconditions for understanding other minds.' Notable awards include the ERC Starting Grant (2012) and a Central European Initiative Fellowship (2006–2007). She has organized conferences such as the International Conference for Infant Studies (2020) and served on editorial boards, including Magyar Pszichológiai Szemle (2012–2018). Her teaching spans advanced courses on infant cognition and metarepresentations at the PhD level. Kovács supervises multiple PhD students and has contributed to training networks like the Marie Curie Innovative Training Network PREDICTABLE (2015–2019). Her work bridges developmental psychology, neuroscience, and linguistics, emphasizing social and cognitive foundations of human understanding.

Ken Beathمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Latent Variable Models
• Infant Growth Models
• Robust Statistical Methods
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Ken Beath is an Honorary Lecturer in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at Macquarie University. His research focuses on latent variable models, infant growth modeling, robust statistical methods, and applications of statistics in medicine. He has led two major research projects: 'Application of mixture models to robust factor analysis' (2016–2017) and 'Latent Variable Models of Infant Growth' (2006–2008). His work spans epidemiology, clinical outcomes, and medical device safety, with notable contributions to breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma research. He has developed R packages like randomLCA and robmixglm , advancing statistical methodologies for latent class and robust analyses. His recent studies include integrated healthcare models for skin cancer treatment and statistical frameworks for diagnostic test evaluation in pandemics. Collaborations involve multidisciplinary teams across medicine, psychology, and public health. His research emphasizes translating statistical innovations into practical medical solutions, with a focus on robust methods to handle outliers and improve data reliability.

• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
• Neuropathology
• Paediatrics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Rita Machaalani is an Associate Professor at Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, specializing in neuropathological mechanisms of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Her research examines apoptosis, neurotransmitter systems, and brainstem development in infant populations using immunohistochemical and molecular techniques. Her investigations focus on three primary themes: Reproductive/Maternal/Child Health, Neurosciences/Mental Health, and Lifespan impacts. Key projects analyze hippocampal malformations, microglial expression patterns, and nicotine receptor interactions in SIDS pathogenesis. Recent publications (2021-2025) demonstrate methodological innovations in GFAP quantification and 3D neuroimaging while maintaining focus on etiological factors like prenatal smoke exposure and intermittent hypoxia. Collaborative studies extend to metabolic influences on brain health. Dr. Machaalani leads funded research on SIDS neuropathology through the Children's Medical Research Institute and mentors graduate researchers in pediatric neuropathology techniques at the Kolling Institute laboratories.

• Neurosciences
• Pediatrics and Child Health
• Clinical Trials
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Professor Iona Novak holds the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Chair of Allied Health at the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Medicine and Health, affiliated with the Brain and Mind Centre. She leads global research on cerebral palsy interventions, including neuroprotective clinical trials, stem cell research, and knowledge translation. Her work focuses on early diagnosis, motor rehabilitation, and translational research networks like the Australian-American Stem Cell Clinical Trials (Xcellerate). Professor Novak co-founded the Australian Cerebral Palsy Register, the largest national database of its kind, and chairs international clinical guidelines for cerebral palsy. Her research spans clinical trials (e.g., RCTs on stem cells, motor training), big data analytics, and implementation science. Notable achievements include changing clinical practices in 27 countries and establishing the KiTE CP initiative for early diagnosis screening. She has secured multiple competitive grants, including Centre of Excellence funding. Awards include the Elsass Foundation Prize, Top 100 Women of Influence (2019), and Fulbright Scholar (2013-2015). She collaborates internationally with institutions like the CanChild Centre (McMaster University) and UCSF. Current research includes the GAME trial for infant neuroprotection and the ACTIVE STRIDES-CP study on intensive rehabilitation. Her advisory roles include scientific advisorships at Columbia University and the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy. She mentors students like Kristian BUDINI and leads projects on feeding therapy and early motor intervention. Her work bridges clinical practice and cutting-edge therapies, emphasizing evidence-based care and global impact.