Jennifer Strahle, MD
2023 Innovator Award Recipient
2023 Innovator Award RecipientAmniotic fluid and CSF Factors Responsible for Hydrocephalus and Altered Brain Development in Myelomeningocele.
Dr. Jennifer M. Strahle is an associate professor of neurological surgery at Washington University in St. Louis. Her study is entitled “Amniotic fluid and CSF Factors Responsible for Hydrocephalus and Altered Brain Development in Myelomeningocele (MMC)”. This study aims to determine the role of amniotic fluid in ventricular expansion and CSF flow in the development of hydrocephalus, with identification of specific targets to interrupt the pathogenesis of hydrocephalus in children with MMC.