by Mona Dai Standing outside the Russell Senate Office Building, I felt small as I took in the giant marble building. The sunshine blinded me as I stared at the intimidating yet beautiful white building that took up an entire square block by itself. It was a windy day on…

by Amanda Dorsey, BS, (MPH Candidate) and Vijaya Kancherla, PhD, Department of Epidemiology, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health Last summer in the pediatric neurosurgical wards of Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia and sprawling metropolis with a population of 5.2 million, we, Ms. Amanda Dorsey (MPH Candidate)…

Computational Modeling and Machine Learning: The Cutting-edge Innovative Tools for Birth Defects Research, Prevention, and Treatment By Sidra Shafique, PhD “A baby learns to crawl, walk, and then run. We are in the crawling stage when it comes to applying machine learning.” -Dave Waters Computational modeling and machine learning have…

The frustrations and musings of an alcohol researcher working in the field of paternal epigenetic programming. A Birth Defects Insights Blog by Michael Golding, PhD Sociological research indicates that in the United States, parents desire families with a child of each gender. However, fathers spend more time with their sons…

A Birth Defects Insights Blog by Shashi N.Kumar, PhD Scientists everywhere are adapting to the “new normal” in the age of COVID-19 as the world around us demands rapid answers to complex questions. The current situation has shone a light on the importance of exposure-related research and has revealed the…

21st century concerns and promises A Birth Defects Insights Blog By Madhumita Basu, PhD, MS, Nationwide Children’s Hospital “Not every birth defect is associated with something we can do to prevent it. But those we can prevent, we should.” — Dr. Hema DeSilva. I recently came across a striking statistic…

I’m Celebrating Mother’s Day Extra Because of You A Birth Defects Insights Blog By Vinita Oberoi Leedom, MPH, APM, PMP Member of the Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention Last Mother’s Day, I had the privilege of bringing home a beautiful baby girl I named Anika. She was, and…

A Birth Defects Insights Blog By Sonja Rasmussen, MD, MS, Past President of the Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention So much has changed in the past year — who could have predicted that terms like lockdown, herd immunity, and personal protective equipment (PPE) would become part of the…

A Birth Defects Insights Blog by Elise M. Lewis, PhD, President of the Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention Recently I was interviewed by a local news network that was working on a Black History series celebrating living history. This was indeed a surprise and an honor, and I…