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
Catherine Brownstein
MPH, PhD
Geneticist
Alissa D'Gama
MD, PhD
Neonatologist
Co-Investigator
Jessica Douglas
MS, CGC
(Pronouns: she/her)
Senior Director of Genetic Counseling
Project Manager
Casie Genetti Culici
MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor
Sonia Hills
BS
Research Assisstant
Amy Kritzer
MD
Clinical and Medical Biochemical Geneticist
Qifei Li
PhD
Research Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
(University of Miami and Jackson Health System)
Klaus Schmitz-Abe
PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
(University of Miami and Jackson Health System)
Aubrie Soucy Verran
ALM
Bioinformatician
Meghan Werner
BS
Research Assistant
Monica Wojcik
MD, MPH
Medical Geneticist and Neonatologist
Co-Investigator
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
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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
