1. Overview of the Lawrence D. Longo MD Center for Perinatal Biology
6/9/2018
Overview of the Lawrence D. Longo MD Center for Perinatal Biology

2. Lawrence D. Longo MD
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3. 6/9/2018

4. 6/9/2018

5. Center for Perinatal Biology
The Lawrence D. Longo MD
Center for Perinatal Biology
MISSION
To advance innovative multidisciplinary and productive research to reduce the prevalence of chronic diseases by promoting healthy life style before conception, during pregnancy and in infancy and early childhood.

6. Center for Perinatal Biology
The Lawrence D. Longo MD
Center for Perinatal Biology
GOAL
To prevent and treat developmental etiologies of adult diseases, and to provide an outstanding translational research environment that contributes to national and international leadership in the field of developmental programming of health and disease, and contributes to the Mission of Wholeness in the School of Medicine and University.

7. Center for Perinatal Biology
The Lawrence D. Longo MD
Center for Perinatal Biology
OPPORTUNITIES
Environmental and Life Style Impact on Development
Influence of Early Life Events on Health and Disease
Understanding Complex Molecular Interactions

8. Center for Perinatal Biology
The Lawrence D. Longo MD
Center for Perinatal Biology
The poor diets and life style and negative environmental impact in girls and young women are causing disease in the next generations.

9. Developmental Programming of Health and Disease

10. Neurologic
disorders
Diabetes
Atherosclerosis
Hypertension
Cancer
Ischemic Heart
Disease
Malnutrition
Hypoxia
Smoking & Drugs

11. Center for Perinatal Biology
The Lawrence D. Longo MD
Center for Perinatal Biology
Major Focuses of Research Excellence
Perinatal Stress and Developmental Programming of Heart and Cardiovascular Disease
Perinatal Stress and Developmental Programming of Neurologic Disorders and Stroke
Perinatal Stress and Developmental Programming of Metabolic Disease
Perinatal Stress and Developmental Programming of Pulmonary and Respiratory Distress
Prevention of Preterm Birth

12. Center for Perinatal Biology
The Lawrence D. Longo MD
Center for Perinatal Biology
Faculty
Arlin Blood, PhD, perinatal stress and cerebral and pulmonary distress
Charles A. Ducsay, PhD fetal hypoxia and metabolic disease
Ravi Goyal, MD, PhD, perinatal stress and cerebral and neurologic disorders
Xiangqun Hu, PhD, gestational hypoxia and maternal health
Bo Li, PhD, perinatal stress and inflammation in neonatal brain injury
Qingyi Ma, PhD, perinatal stress and neonatal brain injury
Eugenia MataGreenwood, PhD, vitamin D deficiency and preeclampsia and asthma
William J. Pearce, PhD, fetal hypoxia and brain development and stroke
Gordon G. Power, MD, fetal cerebral and respiratory distress
Christopher Wilson, PhD, inflammation and neural control of breathing in neontes
Sean M. Wilson, PhD, fetal hypoxia and pulmonary disease
Daliao Xiao, PhD, perinatal stress and hypertension
Steven M. Yellon, PhD, prevention of preterm birth
Lubo Zhang, PhD, perinatal stress and cardiovascular and neurologic disease

13. Center for Perinatal Biology
The Lawrence D. Longo MD
Center for Perinatal Biology
Extramural funding >$160 million
Publications >1,500
PhD Graduate students >140
Postdoctoral fellows >180
Medical students in research >210

14. Center for Perinatal Biology
The Lawrence D. Longo MD
Center for Perinatal Biology
Vision
Improve Health and Wholeness through Innovative, Cooperative and Collective Efforts in Basic, Translational and Clinical Research.