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About Us

The VIGOR Study is an NIH-funded endeavor. It is based at Boston Children's Hospital and collaborates with chosen NICUs in community settings. We are comprised of Neonatologists, Geneticists, Genetic Counselors, Nurses, Bioinformaticians and Researchers who all have a common goal of providing state of the art genomic medicine and interpretation.

Principal Investigators

Boston Children's Study Staff

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Catherine Brownstein

MPH, PhD

Geneticist

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Alissa D'Gama

MD, PhD

Neonatologist

Co-Investigator

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Jessica Douglas

MS, CGC

(Pronouns: she/her)

Senior Director of Genetic Counseling

Project Manager

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Casie Genetti Culici

MS, CGC

Genetic Counselor 

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Sonia Hills

BS

Research Assisstant

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Amy Kritzer

MD

Clinical and Medical Biochemical Geneticist

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Qifei Li

PhD

Research Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

(University of Miami and Jackson Health System)

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Klaus Schmitz-Abe

PhD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

(University of Miami and Jackson Health System)

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Aubrie Soucy Verran

ALM

Bioinformatician

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Meghan Werner

BS

Research Assistant

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Monica Wojcik

MD, MPH

Medical Geneticist and Neonatologist

Co-Investigator

Vanessa Young

Vanessa Young

MS, BA, RN, CRN-BC

Research Program Manager, Regulatory Oversight

(Newborn Medicine)

Boston Medical Center

Baystate Medical Center

Cooper University

UMass Memorial

DHR Renaissance Health

University of Miami - Jackson Health

The Hospitals of Providence

University of South Alabama Children's and Women's Hospital

University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston

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