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Boston Children's Hospital

Boston Children’s Hospital

ABOUT US

Welcome to the HBCD Study site at Boston Children’s Hospital | Harvard Medical School, where parents and their babies are invited to embark on a nationwide exploration of child development together! Our dedicated team includes a multidisciplinary group of investigators with extensive experience in fetal and child development and maternal mental health, expert MRI and EEG teams, tech-savvy support, and compassionate front-line research staff from a variety of backgrounds and rich experience working with families. We are privileged to collaborate with recruiting hospitals, including Massachusetts General Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, as well as community resource centers and community partners. Our team, located at 2 Brookline Place, promotes a spacious, cozy, and family-friendly research environment where all study activities happen under one roof. With easy transportation and dining options nearby, we strive to make your visit comfortable and convenient. We sincerely appreciate each family’s invaluable contribution to the HBCD Study and are committed to creating a pleasant experience for everyone visiting our lab. We cannot wait to meet you and your family!

Boston Children's Hospital HBCD Team

Boston Children's Hospital | HBCD team: Back: Aubrey MacMillan, Tom Cyr, Isabella Natale, Michelle Bosquet Enlow, Ellen Grant, Banu Ahtam, Xinyu Wang, Emily Walsh; Front: Rylee Kerper, Cris Lam, Vicky Acuna, Via Poolos, Emily Castellanos, Borjan Gagoski.

Boston Children's Hospital

Team members left to right, up to down: P. Ellen Grant, Xinyu Wang, Isabella Natale, Michelle Bosquet Enlow, Tom Cyr, Emily Castellanos, Banu Ahtam, Borjan Gagoski, Aubrey MacMillan

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hbcd@childrens.harvard.edu

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LOCATIONS

Boston Children's Hospital, 2 Brookline Place

2 Brookline Pl, Brookline, MA 02445

INVESTIGATORS

Michelle Bosquet Enlow

Michelle Bosquet Enlow, PhD

Principal Investigator
P. Ellen Grant

P. Ellen Grant, MD

Principal Investigator
Banu Ahtam

Banu Ahtam, DPhil

Co-Investigator
Borjan Gagoski

Borjan Gagoski, PhD

Co-Investigator
Suena Massey

Suena Massey, MD

Consultant
Charles A. Nelson III

Charles A. Nelson III, PhD

Co-Investigator
Natalie Bea Slopen

Natalie Bea Slopen, ScD

Co-Investigator

RESEARCH TEAM

Vicky Acuna

Vicky Acuna

Research Assistant
Tiffany Berry

Tiffany Berry

Research Assistant
Quyen Cao

Quyen Cao

Research Assistant
Emily Castellanos

Emily Castellanos

Research Assistant
Maria Isabella Natale Castillo

Maria Isabella Natale Castillo

Research Coordinator
Laurel Joy Gabard-Durnam

Laurel Joy Gabard-Durnam, PhD

Consultant
Rylee Kerper

Rylee Kerper, MPH

Clinical Research Specialist
Aubrey MacMillian

Aubrey MacMillian

Research Assistant, Study Navigator
Ginny Rosenberger

Ginny Rosenberger

Recruitment Support
Via Poolos

Via Poolos

Research Assistant
Emily Walsh

Emily Walsh

Research Assistant

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