About</h1> <article> <h1>About</h1> <p>sysadmin — Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 9:33pm</p> </article> <article> <h1>Team</h1> <p>sysadmin — Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 9:33pm</p> </article> <article> <h1>Research & Updates</h1> <p>sysadmin — Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 9:33pm</p> </article> <article> <h1>News + Updates</h1> <p>sysadmin — Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 9:33pm</p> </article> <article> <h1>Key Information & Publications</h1> <p>johnathan — Thursday, July 24, 2025, 1:09pm</p> </article> <article> <h1>Publications</h1> <p>johnathan — Thursday, July 24, 2025, 1:53pm</p> </article> <article> <h1>For Participants</h1> <p>sshah44 — Friday, August 29, 2025, 12:10pm</p> <p paraeid="{a4eb3c8f-1086-44c5-8f79-95809e64bd4c}{4}" paraid="83964362"><strong>Study</strong>: Infant Vaccine Biorepository </p> <p paraeid="{a4eb3c8f-1086-44c5-8f79-95809e64bd4c}{12}" paraid="738692707"><strong>Nickname</strong>: IVB </p> <p paraeid="{a4eb3c8f-1086-44c5-8f79-95809e64bd4c}{22}" paraid="999966000">In this study, infants from all over the US contribute to science by providing a home-collected (tiny) blood sample. </p> <p paraeid="{a4eb3c8f-1086-44c5-8f79-95809e64bd4c}{50}" paraid="1475343686">180 enrolled to date </p> <p paraeid="{a4eb3c8f-1086-44c5-8f79-95809e64bd4c}{60}" paraid="645884435"> </p><drupal-media data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="adf283da-8824-497a-b0c5-9b2d38cd51a0" data-view-mode="large" alt> </drupal-media><p> </p> <p paraeid="{a4eb3c8f-1086-44c5-8f79-95809e64bd4c}{69}" paraid="1773692915">Funding: BIDMC Hub Spark Grant, <a href="https://masscpr.hms.harvard.edu/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Massachusetts Consortium for Pathogen Readiness</a> (MassCPR), Harvard University William F. Milton Fund </p> <p paraeid="{a4eb3c8f-1086-44c5-8f79-95809e64bd4c}{69}" paraid="1773692915"> </p> <p paraeid="{a4eb3c8f-1086-44c5-8f79-95809e64bd4c}{99}" paraid="1774695017"><strong>Study</strong>: Immune profiling in healthy and complicated pregnancies </p> <p paraeid="{a4eb3c8f-1086-44c5-8f79-95809e64bd4c}{107}" paraid="1113650887"><strong>Nickname</strong>: Treg </p> <p paraeid="{a4eb3c8f-1086-44c5-8f79-95809e64bd4c}{115}" paraid="552536846">Pregnant participants donate blood samples and placenta cord blood, human milk and other samples throughout pregnancy and postpartum to study the immune system changes in pregnancy. </p> <p paraeid="{a4eb3c8f-1086-44c5-8f79-95809e64bd4c}{151}" paraid="596737084">184/300 enrolled to date (12/10/25) </p> <p paraeid="{a4eb3c8f-1086-44c5-8f79-95809e64bd4c}{165}" paraid="1247604016">Funding: NIH/NICHD, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Foundation (AAOGF), OBGYN Philanthropic support </p> <p paraeid="{a4eb3c8f-1086-44c5-8f79-95809e64bd4c}{165}" paraid="1247604016"> </p> <p paraeid="{a4eb3c8f-1086-44c5-8f79-95809e64bd4c}{190}" paraid="1916247761"><strong>Study</strong>: COVID-19 and other Respiratory Pathogen Biorepository </p> <p paraeid="{a4eb3c8f-1086-44c5-8f79-95809e64bd4c}{200}" paraid="764654054"><strong>Nickname</strong>: COVID-19 Biorepository </p> <p paraeid="{a4eb3c8f-1086-44c5-8f79-95809e64bd4c}{212}" paraid="1688847176">Comment: Pregnant, lactating, and non-pregnant participants contribute blood and other optional samples to better understand diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of COVID-19, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and other respiratory pathogens </p> <p paraeid="{a4eb3c8f-1086-44c5-8f79-95809e64bd4c}{234}" paraid="1434342417">Graphic: 1107 enrolled total/409 pregnant or lactating </p> <p paraeid="{8a097732-eefd-451a-b7fb-e12186df7166}{7}" paraid="324300627">Funding: NIH/NIAID, <a href="https://masscpr.hms.harvard.edu/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Massachusetts Consortium for Pathogen Readiness</a> (MassCPR), Harvard University William F. Milton Fund </p> <p paraeid="{8a097732-eefd-451a-b7fb-e12186df7166}{7}" paraid="324300627"> </p> <p paraeid="{8a097732-eefd-451a-b7fb-e12186df7166}{31}" paraid="728408632"><strong>Study</strong>: First trimester uterine decidua biorepository </p> <p paraeid="{8a097732-eefd-451a-b7fb-e12186df7166}{41}" paraid="1420883954"><strong>Nickname</strong>: CVS study </p> <p paraeid="{8a097732-eefd-451a-b7fb-e12186df7166}{53}" paraid="1784510130">Pregnant participants undergoing a chorionic villus sampling procedure donate left-over tissue from the procedure to study the early uterine immune changes in pregnancy that might predict preeclampsia </p> <p paraeid="{8a097732-eefd-451a-b7fb-e12186df7166}{83}" paraid="595961885">124 enrolled to date (12/10/25) </p> <p paraeid="{8a097732-eefd-451a-b7fb-e12186df7166}{97}" paraid="896863807">Funding: NIH/NICHD, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Foundation (AAOGF), OBGYN Dept Philanthropic support </p> <p paraeid="{8a097732-eefd-451a-b7fb-e12186df7166}{111}" paraid="1965531006"> </p> <p paraeid="{8a097732-eefd-451a-b7fb-e12186df7166}{116}" paraid="145648192"><strong>Study</strong>: Understanding Motivations for Participating in Vaccine Clinical Research </p> <p paraeid="{8a097732-eefd-451a-b7fb-e12186df7166}{124}" paraid="1006798063"><strong>Nickname</strong>: Clinical Trial Motivations </p> <p paraeid="{8a097732-eefd-451a-b7fb-e12186df7166}{132}" paraid="2064456575">Comment: Pregnant and non-pregnant participants in our previous observational and interventional trials answer an anonymous survey for us to better understand participant motivations for participating in research </p> <p paraeid="{8a097732-eefd-451a-b7fb-e12186df7166}{166}" paraid="438286750">229 enrolled total </p> <p paraeid="{8a097732-eefd-451a-b7fb-e12186df7166}{172}" paraid="579505907">46 pregnant or lactating </p> <p paraeid="{8a097732-eefd-451a-b7fb-e12186df7166}{178}" paraid="133874445">18 with medical immunosuppression </p> <p paraeid="{8a097732-eefd-451a-b7fb-e12186df7166}{184}" paraid="737855927">Funding: OBGYN Philanthropic support </p> <p paraeid="{8a097732-eefd-451a-b7fb-e12186df7166}{198}" paraid="248886995"> </p> <p paraeid="{8a097732-eefd-451a-b7fb-e12186df7166}{203}" paraid="117580512"><strong>Study</strong>: (No longer enrolling) Evidence-based cesarean for patients with obesity undergoing cesarean delivery <a href="https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03651076?cond=NCT03651076&rank=1" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">NCT03651076</a> </p> <p paraeid="{8a097732-eefd-451a-b7fb-e12186df7166}{214}" paraid="798785939">Nickname: Traxi study </p> <p paraeid="{8a097732-eefd-451a-b7fb-e12186df7166}{222}" paraid="759141584">Comment: Randomized clinical trial to study surgical outcomes, patient reported and provider-reported outcomes with use of traxi device </p> <p paraeid="{8a097732-eefd-451a-b7fb-e12186df7166}{230}" paraid="438383817">No longer enrolling; stay tuned for final study publication </p> <p paraeid="{8a097732-eefd-451a-b7fb-e12186df7166}{244}" paraid="1522700492">Funding: none, device donation by Laborie </p> <p paraeid="{8a097732-eefd-451a-b7fb-e12186df7166}{252}" paraid="1204085856"> </p> </article> </main></body></html>