Kratimenos Lab
Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation
Children's National Hospital · Washington, D.C.
Investigating mechanisms of injury due to prematurity in the developing brain.
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Research Areas
Our lab addresses critical questions about how prematurity disrupts brain development through three interconnected research programs.
Prematurity & Neurodevelopment
Combining human tissue analysis with mouse models to understand how early birth disrupts cerebellar development and identify therapeutic strategies.
NEC & Brain Injury
Investigating how necrotizing enterocolitis extends beyond the gut to cause selective vulnerability in the developing brainstem.
SIDS in Preterm Infants
Exploring how prematurity disrupts cerebellar-brainstem circuits essential for cardiorespiratory control and arousal responses.
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