Laboratories
In the study of neonatology and developmental biology, the division draws on the expertise of many different types of researchers. In addition to neonatologists, we collaborate with individuals in the fields of neurodevelopment, bioengineering, psychology, microbiology, immunology, and environmental biology. Integration of basic science research with our transdisciplinary studies of fetal development and neonatal-perinatal medicine is one of our strengths and a core of our program.
In addition to the labs within the Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, we have listed other Stanford labs doing affiliated research critical to our work.
Primary Faculty
Reseach: Investigating heme and bilirubin metabolism in the preterm neonate utilizing noninvasive technologies combined with developmental biochemistry approaches
Research: Exploring physiology and molecular structure related to neonatal lung injury; how prolonged mechanical ventilation adversely impacts incompletely formed lungs
Affiliated Faculty
Research: Exploring the role of the microbiome in human development and disease
Research: Advancing the tools for rapid assessment of fetal health
Research: Revealing the maturation steps of the developing immune system
Research: Linking developmental pathways to human cancers