Friends of NICHD Reception

On July 12, 2012, the Friends of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (FNICHD) hosted a "Congressional Reception and Science Exhibition" to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the institute. The event drew more than 200 attendees, including Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., NICHD Director Alan Guttmacher, nearly 100 congressional staff, and representatives from FNICHD's member societies. Given the breadth of the NICHD portfolio, scientists represented a diverse range of research topics from child development, population research and economics, to learning disabilities, autism, Down syndrome and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Congressional Champion Awards were presented to Rep. DeLauro and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., for their leadership in improving the lives of individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities, and for supporting federal investments in the National Institutes of Health.

Science Exhibits

• American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
  The Impact of Pre-pregnancy BMI on the Risk of Gestational Diabetes (PDF, 450K) 
  Research Leads to Better Health Outcomes for Moms and Babies (PDF, 368K) 
  Jasbir Singh, MD, FACOG, Washington Hospital Center

• American Economic Association / Consortium of Social Science Associations
  The Economics of Child Health: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (PDF, 53KB)
  Janet Currie, PhD, Princeton University

• American Educational Research Association
  Developing Interest in Math and Sports: Family Influences
  Jacquelynne Eccles, PhD, University of Michigan

• American Psychological Association
  Understanding Language Impairment in Down Syndrome (PDF, 265KB) 
  Frances A. Conners, PhD, University of Alabama
  Improving Functional Outcomes Following Traumatic Brain Injury (PDF, 280KB) 
  Janet P. Niemeier, PhD, ABPP (RP), Virginia Commonwealth University

• American Society for Reproductive Medicine
  Clinical Trials in Reproductive Medicine: Improving Outcomes for Infertile Couples
  Richard S. Legro, MD, The Pennsylvania State University

• American Urogynecologic Society
  Advances in Pelvic Floor Research
  Matthew Barber, PhD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
  Vivian Sung, PhD, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island

• Eunice Kennedy Shriver Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Centers Association / Association of University Centers on Disabilities
  Eunice Kennedy Shriver Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Centers (IDDRCs)
  IDDRC Research is Creating Hope for Families
  Michael B. Robinson, PhD, University of Pennsylvania

• National Center for Learning Disabilities
  NICHD Learning Disabilities Research Centers
  Jack M. Fletcher, PhD, University of Houston

• Population Association of America / Association of Population Centers
  The NLSY79 Child and Young Adult Surveys
  Elizabeth Cooksey, PhD, Ohio State University

• Preeclampsia Foundation
  Using Biomarkers to Diagnose and Predict Preeclampsia in Pregnant Women
  Sharon Maynard, MD, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess

• Medical Center Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
  Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network: From Research to Practice
  George R. Saade, MD, The University of Texas Medical Branch

• Society for Research in Child Development
  Enhancing Communications Skills in Young Children with Autism
  Connie Kasari, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles

• The Endocrine Society
  Basic Studies in Ovarian Biology and Applications to Women’s Health
  Kelly E. Mayo, PhD, Northwestern University

Reception Photos

(Above) Friends of NICHD Chair Karen Studwell, NICHD Director Alan Guttmacher, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, NICHD Deputy Director Yvonne Maddox

(Above left) Friends of NICHD Chair Karen Studwell and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

(Above right) Dr. Richard Legro from the Society for Reproductive Medicine and NICHD Director Alan Guttmacher

(Above left) Dr. Jan Neimeier explains her TBI research to congressional staff

(Above right) Dr. Jacquelynne Eccles speaking with Dr. Guttmacher about her math and science research

(Above left) SRCD’s Connie Kasari discusses her autism research with Dr. Guttmacher

(Above right) NICHD Director Alan Guttmacher addresses the audience

(Above left) Dr. Karen Summar accepts Congressional Champion Award on behalf of Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)

(Above right) Dr. Kate Menard from SMFM presents Rep. Rosa DeLauro with the Congressional Champion Award