Newborn Developmental Biology Laboratory
The Newborn Developmental Biology Lab conducts basic research in lung development and early childhood lung diseases, including bronchopulmonary dysplasia, childhood asthma, sudden infant death syndrome, and congenital diaphragmic hernia.
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Research Projects
Prematurity and infection
Premature birth is a major risk factor for infection in infants and long-term functional defects in the lung.
Molecular phenotypes of human airway epithelial cells with age
The age of a patient has a significant impact on epithelial regeneration and clinical outcomes following injury and infection.
Lung defects in Congenital Diaphragmic Hernia
The lung defect associated with congenital diaphragmic hernia (CDH) is the main cause of mortality and morbidity in patients with CDH.
Nerve and childhood asthma
Allergic asthma often initiates from allergen exposure in early childhood and progresses into adulthood.
Pulmonary neuroendocrine system in SIDS
Infants who have died of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) show hyperplasia of pulmonary neuroendocrine cells.