Research Initiatives
To advance our mission, DevSci stimulates and encourages innovative team science and training initiatives across the developmental translational spectrum. Our research initiatives include various aspects of said spectrum, as DevSci examines normative infant and child development, congenital pediatric diseases, the effects of diverse cultural contexts, the effects of adverse prenatal contexts, school-based enrichment at different developmental stages, and adult disease prevention.
INSTITUTE RESEARCH
Under DevSci, psychologists, pediatricians, obstetricians, bio-engineers, neuroscientists, data scientists, linguists, and population health experts are among many researchers contributing their unique skills to novel, high-impact collaborative science. Research generated by the Institute continues to expand the scope of methodologies and expertise utilized as part of DevSci’s mission to create “healthier, earlier” strategies for transforming developmental science.
FACULTY RESEARCH
As a transdisciplinary research institute, DevSci aims to bring faculty and researchers to promote health and well-being from birth onward. By facilitating a wide scope of expertise, data sharing, and collaboration, DevSci’s innovative platform provides a progressive hub integrating biomedical and social scientists, putting forth new paradigms that shape the developmental sciences of the future.
STUDENT RESEARCH
Students who are members of the DevSci Cluster are the next generation of developmental scientists. In order to advance their education, they have access to numerous resources to facilitate their research projects, including the opportunity to apply for seed funding. These students have a variety of interests related to developmental sciences spanning multiple disciplines. Students currently conducting innovated research are highlighted below.
FUNDING
DevSci’s goal is to promote transdisciplinary innovations at the nexus of biomedical and social sciences in a pipeline for rapid translation from discovery to application. To achieve this, DevSci offers an array of cross-campus shared platforms and activities, one of which is funding for pilot research initiatives.