Biomedical and Behavioral Infant Screening
Learn more about healthy baby development and develop new tools for pediatricians so they can better support the unique development of each child.
Learn more about healthy baby development and develop new tools for pediatricians so they can better support the unique development of each child.
We are studying how responses to the rotavirus vaccine are influenced by infant nutrition and other exposures in different areas of the world. The information we get from this study may help us to understand how to best protect infants from rotavirus and other infections.
Learn about the development of bacterial infections in shunted hydrocephalus.
We are studying the role of gut microbiome diversity on the mucosal and systemic responses to Ty21a vaccine. This is to determine if a given microbiota composition is associated with specific immune responses and to evaluate the impact of an oral typhoid vaccination on the human gut microbiota.
Determine how potentially stressful situations, including prematurity, hospitalizations, maternal mental health and rapid repeat births can impact a baby’s development in the first 12 months of their life.
To find out how SARS-CoV-2 is spread throughout a household.
The purpose of this study is to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable families in Los Angeles, including those caring for a child with special health care needs. Information from this research will be used to understand what the key resource and service needs of families are at this time as well as identify interventions that can be developed or adapted to address these needs.
We are interested in observing whether and how infants learn when interacting with a robot during a learning assessment contingency paradigm.
The effect of flu immunization on the level of immunity against the flu in breastmilk, and how this may help protect a breastfeeding infant.
Our goal is early identification of deviation from healthy brain development to allow targeted early intervention and improve developmental outcomes.