Donna M. Ferriero, M.D.

Research Program Award (R35)
Photo of Donna Ferriero, Ph.D. FY17 Research Program Award (R35) recipient
Institution
University of California, San Francisco, CA
Awarded Project
Precision therapy for neonatal brain injury

Neonatal brain injury due to hypoxia-ischemia, or insufficient blood and oxygen flow, is an important cause of death and disability in children, including intellectual disability, epilepsy and cerebral palsy. Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) is the standard of care for hypoxic-ischemic (HI) brain injuries, but only 60% of babies respond to treatment. Dr. Ferriero aims to identify new therapeutic targets by defining the biological signatures of TH responders and non-responders.