The fellowship includes abundant protected research time (at least 12 months) for the fellows to develop a thesis that will be defended at the end of their training. Mentorship in clinical, translational and basic science research as well as enrollment in graduate level courses in statistics and epidemiology provides the framework for the fellows to launch an academic career and advance the field of maternal-fetal medicine or similar program with direct faculty mentorship. Some areas of research by our fellows include:
- Evaluation of fetal cardiovascular overgrowth in diabetic patients as well as its possible role in unexplained stillbirth.
- Harnessing the Electronic Health Record to actively manage preconception care and improve pregnancy outcomes.
- Study of how NOD-like receptors interact or synergize with Toll-like receptors to amplify the inflammatory response in preterm labor.
- Role of anelloviruses in spontaneous preterm birth
- Role of high-fidelity simulation experiences in improving resident education and procedural competence.
- Relationship between perinatal depression and stress biomarkers on postpartum weight retention
- The relationship between maternal cortisol and postpartum weight retention as a predictor of subsequent obesity.
- Immunomodulatory effects of progesterone on influenza virus-induced human dendritic cell activation and T cell proliferation in preterm labor.