Global Advancement of Infant and Maternal Health Research Lab - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Email: knorth1@bwh.harvard.edu
Call: 617-525-7579
Overview
The Global Advancement of Infant and Maternal Health Research Lab at Brigham and Women’s Hospital is a unique, interdisciplinary partnership with The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and global partners. The lab brings together a unique, interdisciplinary team of clinician investigators, data scientists, biomedical engineers, and public health experts. We are committed to advancing the survival, health, and well-being of mothers and infants globally through rigorous research, experiential education, and advocacy.
Research Projects
Our research focus is to address the leading causes of maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality globally. We collaborate with global partners and communities to co-design interventions that strengthen the quality and delivery of care during pregnancy, childbirth, and the early years of life.
Research Team
Krysten North
Attending Neonatologist, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Krysten North is a neonatologist whose research focuses on the relationship between nutrition and neurodevelopment for small and sick newborns in low- and middle-income countries. Dr. North received her MD from Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons and her MPH from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She completed her pediatric residency at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. After residency, she spent a year working in Malawi with Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center before completing her neonatology fellowship at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research fellowship focused on the growth and nutrition of low-birthweight infants in India, Malawi, and Tanzania. In addition to research, she works in the NICU at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Newton Wellesley.
Sophie Driker
Senior Research Assistant
Sophie Driker joined Global AIM while completing her BA in Community Health and MPH with a concentration in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Tufts University. Her work focuses on maternal and child health and infectious disease epidemiology. Sophie has supported multiple global trials, observational studies, and evidence synthesis projects through project coordination and management, data management, and analysis.