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October 29th-31st, 2024

Annual Meeting of the Cerebrovascular Research Network

Poster Presentations

  • Norasteh S, Liu H, Kota S, Liu Y, Zhang R, Chalak L. Real-time monitoring of wavelet-based neurovascular coupling in neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) using hourly time window. Presented at: Annual Meeting of the Cerebrovascular Research Network (CARNet); 2024; Quebec City, Canada

September 27th–October 1st, 2024

American Academy of Pediatrics

Poster Presentations

  • Bitar L, Stonestreet BS, Lim Y-P, Qiu J, Chen X, Mir IN, Kota S, Chalak L. Decreased cord blood levels of inter-alpha inhibitors and role of inflammation in neonatal encephalopathy, American Academy of Pediatrics. 2024.
  • Bitar L, Leon RL, Liu Y-L, Chalak L. Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: a longitudinal cohort study assessing multiple organ involvement. American Academy of Pediatrics. 2024.
  • Mashat S, Mir IN, Leon RL, Bitar L, Brown LS, Chalak L. Placental inflammatory response and association with the severity of neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. American Academy of Pediatrics. 2024. 

July 15th–19th, 2024

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology

Oral Presentations

  • Kota S, Liu Y-L, Bitar L, Chalak L. EEG spectral power and neurovascular coupling as early predictors of neurodevelopmental outcome in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. IEEE Eng Med Biol Conf. 2024. 

May 2nd–6th, 2024

Pediatric Academic Society Conference

Poster Presentations

  • Bitar L, Stonestreet BS, Lim Y-P, Qiu J, Chen X, Mir IN, Chalak L. Decreased cord blood levels of inter-alpha inhibitors and role of inflammation in neonatal encephalopathy. Pediatr Acad Soc Meet. 2024.
  • Bitar L, Liu Y-L, Leon RL, Chalak L. Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: a longitudinal cohort study assessing multiple organ involvement. Pediatr Acad Soc Meet. 2024.
  • Kota S, Liu Y-L, Montazeri S, Vanhatalo S, Chalak LF. Real-time EEG brain state of newborn predicts neonatal encephalopathy severity and neurodevelopmental outcome. Pediatr Acad Soc Meet. 2024.
  • Chiu M, Kapadia V, Pazandak C, Brown LS, Kakkilaya V. Evaluation of an extubation criteria for preterm infants. Pediatr Acad Soc Meet. 2024.

  • Ortigoza EB, Norasteh S, Renguul H, Roblyer L, Sanghavi RM, Liu H. Electrogastrography mean power ratio as an objective measure of feeding intolerance in preterm infants. Pediatr Acad Soc Meet. 2024.

Oral Presentations

  • Mir IN. Impact of placental inflammation on neurodevelopmental outcomes in term and preterm infants. Neuroplacentology: placental connections to brain development and neurologic outcomes. Pediatr Acad Soc Meet. 2024.

  • Leon RL. Chronic placental inflammation and postnatal cerebrovascular response in neonates with congenital heart disease. Neuroplacentology: placental connections to brain development and neurologic outcomes. Pediatr Acad Soc Meet. 2024.

  • Mir IN, Machie M, Clarke R, Brown LS, Wisnowski J, Chalak L. Impact of fetal inflammatory response on brain abnormalities seen on MRI imaging in extremely preterm infants. Neonatal neurology 1: preterm clinical. Pediatr Acad Soc Meet. 2024.

  • Babata K, Albert RB, Santos Oren M, Burchfield P, Brown LS, Rosenfeld CR, Brion LP. Birthweight and gestational age-specific survival between 1977-2022 for minority infants ≤1500g birthweight and delivered at a large community hospital. Pediatr Acad Soc Meet. 2024.

  • Leon RL, Xiong B, Mir IN, Sharma K, Chalak L, Wang T, Udayakumar D. Placental transcriptomes differ in pregnancies complicated by fetal left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in the presence of chronic placental pathologies.Developmental biology/cardiac & pulmonology development. Pediatr Acad Soc Meet. 2024 

February 28th–March 2nd, 2024

International Newborn Brain Conference

Oral Presentations

Kota S, Liu Y-L, Montazeri S, Vanhatalo S, Chalak LF. Real-time EEG Brain State of Newborn Predicts Neonatal Encephalopathy Severity and Neurodevelopmental Outcome. Presented at: International Newborn Brain Conference; February 2024; Cork, Ireland.

October 11th-14th, 2023

Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting

Oral Presentations

Norasteh S, Renguul H, Ortigoza EB, Liu H. Analysis of Electrogastrography to Evaluate Gastric Health of Newborns. Presented at: Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting; 2023; Seattle, WA, USA.