Experts from the Neurosciences Intensive Care Nursery Program at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center are leading the organization of the 15th annual Hershey Conference on Developmental Brain Injury.

Held in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, from June 9 to 12, the conference brings together international experts and early-career researchers in developmental neuroscience and neurology to discuss the latest research.

Learn more about the 15th Hershey Conference.

Johns Hopkins Presentations

Presenter: Raymond C. Koehler, Ph.D., Professor
Affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Title: Transabdominal photoacoustic detection of fetal sagittal sinus O2 saturation to prevent brain injury during labor

Presenter: Nivriti Vanga, Undergraduate
Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University
Title: Dysmaturity of Medial Ganglionic Eminence-Derived Interneurons in the Dorsal Hippocampus after Neonatal Hypoxia-Ischemia: A Therapeutic Target

Presenter: Dawn B. Lammert, M.D., Ph.D.
Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Kennedy Krieger Institute
Title: Astrocytic Neurotransmitter Metabolism after Neonatal Brain Injury from Intermittent Hypoxia

Presenter: Christian Clarke, Undergraduate 
Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University
Title: Neonatal hypoxia-ischemia resolves Aβ plaque formation but potentiates prefibrillar oligomer accumulation in adult APP/PS1 transgenic mouse hippocampus 

Presenter: Hawley Helmbrecht, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Fellow
Affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Title: Cyclohexanone Exposure in Infancy: Implications for Neurodevelopment, Cognition and Immune Function

Presenter: Nethra Madurai, M.D., Assistant Professor
Affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Neonatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Title: In Need of Neuromodulation: THC Vaping During Pregnancy Induces Permanent Changes in Structural and Functional Connectivity in Offspring

Presenter: Anna C. Bitners, M.D., Post-Doctoral Fellow
Affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Neonatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Title: Early astrocyte neuropathology following hypoxic ischemic injury in the developing brain

Presenter: Macie Feldman, Medical Student 
Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Title: Examination of Specific Phases of Learning after Neonatal Hypoxia-ischemia in Mice Reveals Cholinergic Dependence of Early Reversal Learning

Presenter: Shenandoah Robinson, M.D., Professor
Affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Kennedy Krieger Institute
Title: Initial Results from SCEMPI: An Early Phase Clinical Trial for Neurorepair with High Dose Melatonin and Erythropoietin for Very Preterm Infants with IVH

Presenter: Raul Chavez-Valdez, M.D, Associate Professor
Affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Neonatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. 
Title: Rethinking Sedation in the Developing Brain (Invited Talk)

Presenter: Anushka Acharya, M.S., Medical Student 
Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Title: Novel Serum Biomarkers of Neurorepair: Harnessing Markers of Recovery to Advance Personalized Medicine for Cerebral Palsy

Presenter: Lauren Jantzie, Ph.D., Professor
Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Kennedy Krieger Institute
Title: Toddler-equivalent Treatment with HIF2a Modulator and Melatonin Reverses Cognitive and Functional Connectivity Deficits in Adulthood Following Neonatal Hypoxic-ischemia

Presenter: Kristen Penberthy, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Title: The Role of the CNS Lymphatics in Pediatric Post-Cardiac Arrest Brain Injury

Presenter: Alexa Wade, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
Affiliation: Michael V. Johnston Center for Developmental Neuroscience, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Title: Characterizing the Acute and Long-term Effect of Neonatal Intermittent Hypoxia on Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Oxidative Function in the Hippocampus

Presenter: Srishti Jayakumar, MBBS, M.P.H., Instructor.
Affiliation: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.  
Title: Cognitive Outcomes of Neonates with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy Treated with Hypothermia: The Impact of Socioeconomic Vulnerability

Presenter: Victor Omoniyi, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
Affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Neonatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. 
Title: Relationship between  KCTD7 loss and Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy type 3 (PME3): A preclinical Evaluation of Mechanism and Pathophysiology

Presenter: Jacqueline Lewis, Undergraduate
Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University
Title: Responses to Ibuprofen after Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury Vary by Genetic Background.    

Presenter: Joseph Scafidi, DO, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Affiliation: Michael V. Johnston Center for Developmental Neuroscience, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Title: Dysregulated Brain Lipid Fatty Acid Metabolism Following Intermittent Hypoxemia-induced Neonatal Brain Injury (Invited Talk)

Presenter: Melike Guryildirim, M.D., Assistant Professor
Affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Title: Identification of Biomarkers at Admission to the NICU to Recognize Patients with Significant Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury by MRI