Mercedeh Javanbakht Movassagh, PhD

2024 Innovator Award Recipient

The Role of Pathogens and Non-Coding RNAs in Neonatal Hydrocephalus.

Dr. Mercedeh Javanbakht Movassagh is an Associate Research Scientist (Assistant Research Professor) in the Department of Neurosurgery at Yale University School of Medicine. Her study entitled “The Role of Pathogens and Non-Coding RNAs in Neonatal Hydrocephalus” investigates the complex dynamics and mechanisms of infections leading to infantile hydrocephalus using diverse sequencing data. Dr. Movassagh will also investigate whether neonatal infections leading to hydrocephalus are primarily driven by gut colonization or fecal exposure.