
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: 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.

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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INVESTIGATORS

Michelle Bosquet Enlow, PhD
Principal Investigator

P. Ellen Grant, MD
Principal Investigator

Banu Ahtam, DPhil
Co-Investigator

Borjan Gagoski, PhD
Co-Investigator

Suena Massey, MD
Consultant

Charles A. Nelson III, PhD
Co-Investigator
RESEARCH TEAM

Vicky AcunaResearch Assistant

Tiffany BerryResearch Assistant

Quyen CaoResearch Assistant

Emily CastellanosResearch Assistant

Maria Isabella Natale CastilloResearch Coordinator

Laurel Joy Gabard-Durnam, PhD
Consultant

Rylee Kerper, MPH
Clinical Research Specialist

Aubrey MacMillianResearch Assistant, Study Navigator

Ginny RosenbergerRecruitment Support

Via PoolosResearch Assistant
