Science Spotlight

At the 2026 Atlanta Science Festival, SPR Strategy and Operations Officer, Ann Chahroudi, MD, PhD, joined volunteers from the Emory Immunology Graduate Group (IgG), the Emory Vaccine Center, and the Emory National Primate Research Center to engage children and families in conversations about vaccines. Their booth, “How do vaccines protect us?” made vaccine science approachable, memorable, and safe to ask about.

Faizah Bhatti’s, MD, research focuses on understanding how inflammation increases the risk of abnormal blood vessel development in preterm infants, and ultimately, to find ways to prevent complications related to vascular dysgenesis.

Fiorella B. Castillo, MD, recently published a study in Pediatrics on temporal changes in school disengagement (SD) and SD rates among children with mental health conditions (MHCs). Dr. Castillo is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Montefiore Einstein and the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein.

James W. Antoon, MD, PhD, MPH, recently published an original investigation in JAMA Neurology on the use of the influenza antiviral oseltamivir associated with serious neuropsychiatric events.