Non-infectious inflammation induced by uric acid during pregnancy and the impact on child neurodevelopment
Principal Investigator:
- Marie-Eve Brien, CHU-Saint Justine
- CHU-Sainte Justine
Project Overview
This project focuses on how inflammation, without an infection, can alter brain development when a baby was exposed during pregnancy. Marie-Eve Brien investigates how this sub-optimal prenatal environment programs the developing brain for neurodevelopmental disorders through inflammation in the placenta.