Research Highlights in 2024

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  • Neuroimaging data uncover dynamic trajectories associated with brain cortical changes in women during pregnancy and in the postpartum period that are influenced by the type of childbirth.

    • Sonia Muliyil
    Research Highlight
  • In patients with resected, high-risk melanoma, the addition of a personalized mRNA-based neoantigen therapy to adjuvant pembrolizumab was more effective than pembrolizumab alone.

    • Karen O’Leary
    Research Highlight
  • Implementation of multifactorial interventions in a low- to middle-income setting during preconception, pregnancy and early childhood resulted in improvements to child neurodevelopment at 24 months of age.

    • Sonia Muliyil
    Research Highlight
  • Known as tethered macrocyclic peptides, a new class of antibiotics show potent activity against drug-resistant strains of Acinetobacter baumannii — with one candidate already in clinical trials.

    • Karen O’Leary
    Research Highlight
  • Two recent papers illustrate that a noninvasive technique can be used for extensive prenatal genetic screening — potentially enabling earlier diagnosis of many conditions.

    • Karen O’Leary
    Research Highlight
  • A focus on maternal mortality reduction and time-restricted follow-ups after childbirth has led to neglect of long-term labor and birth complications experienced by women.

    • Sonia Muliyil
    Research Highlight