{"id":289,"date":"2022-10-04T18:52:02","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T18:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/rommel-lab\/?page_id=289"},"modified":"2025-01-24T14:48:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T14:48:52","slug":"generation-c","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/rommel-lab\/generation-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Generation C"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;The Generation C Study&#8221; module_id=&#8221;generationc&#8221; module_class=&#8221;generationc-section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(0,0,0,0)&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;The Generation C Study&#8221; module_id=&#8221;generation&#8221; module_class=&#8221;generation-section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/rommel-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2022\/06\/Rommel-GenC.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Rommel-GenC&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|6px|6px|6px|6px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||61px|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=Rommel+a-s+sars-cov-2&amp;sort=pubdate&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Publications&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;6px|||43px|false|false&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#00aeef&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-60px|||-299px||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||14px||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>The Generation C Study<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=&#8221;aboutgenc&#8221; module_class=&#8221;aboutgenc-section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">This study aimed to understand the effects of COVID-19 infection during pregnancy on pregnancy and birth outcomes. We are interested in understanding the impact COVID-19 during pregnancy might have on birthing people and their babies. We called the study \u2018Generation C\u2019 because it is looking at the generation of children born during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are now following up the children born into this cohort to better understand how SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination against COVID-19 during pregnancy impacts these children longer term.<\/p>\n<p>To test for COVID-19 infection and vaccination during pregnancy, we used blood samples drawn as part of routine care in all pregnant participants. Samples were tested for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, early and late in pregnancy and at delivery. The study also examines the patients\u2019 electronic medical records, obtaining information on pregnancy and child outcomes.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;About The Study&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|-40px|auto||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-32px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;1px||0px|||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>We recruited a cohort of ~2,700 pregnant patients at The Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai West in New York City. Recruitment started in April 2020 and ended on February 24, 2022.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|-36px||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p align=\"  right\">Jill Schechter with Gen C baby Jonah<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/rommel-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2022\/06\/Rommel-JillJonah-e1664551831701.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Jill Schechter with Gen C baby Jonah&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;51.1%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-47px|||||&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;27px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/rommel-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2022\/05\/Picture1.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Picture1&#8243; module_id=&#8221;roadmap&#8221; module_class=&#8221;roadmap-section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;70%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_id=&#8221;faqs&#8221; module_class=&#8221;faqs-section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#00aeef&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221;]FAQs[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;What makes Generation C unique?&#8221; open=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Generation C is unique because we are learning and collecting information in real time. The study is constantly evolving, as the pandemic evolves. For example, as soon as the COVID-19 vaccines came out, we started studying the effects of the vaccines on pregnancy and birth outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>We make use of scientific expertise from many different medical disciplines. We are a team of obstetricians, pediatricians, psychiatrists, immunologists, epidemiologists, pathologists, and population health scientists, all studying the different ways COVID-19 can affect pregnancy and child outcomes.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;What did participants have to do as part of Generation C?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]Participants donated 2 extra tubes of blood at each prenatal blood draw and at delivery, donated a sample of placenta and umbilical cord blood, and answered up to four questionnaires. They also allowed us to review their and their baby&#8217;s medical records for information regarding their clinical care and medical history.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Will participants be able to know their antibody status through participating in Generation C? &#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]No, we will not be sharing individual results of blood samples with participants of the study because testing is not happening as part of clinical care and samples will be processed in stages. This means that we cannot provide results in real time. [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Did participants have to have been exposed to COVID-19 to participate?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]No, anyone who was pregnant, receiving care within the Mount Sinai Health System and over 18 years old could participate. [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Why are these findings significant?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]The findings from this study will be of significant public health importance informing clinicians and patients about the risks linked to COVID-19 infection and vaccination during pregnancy. [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Where will the results of the study be published?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]Participants will receive newsletters with results from the study. We will also provide study updates on this website and on social media. Lastly, we will publish the results across a wide variety of academic journals and conferences.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;What has the study found to date?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]So far, we have found that around 20% of our participants had COVID-19 during pregnancy. In a small, initial study, we found that individuals who were infected with COVID-19 during pregnancy were generally younger, more often Black, or Hispanic, and more often had public insurance compared with uninfected participants. We did not see any differences in pregnancy and birth outcomes between the infected and uninfected groups. Similarly, we found that receiving the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy did not impact the pregnancy or the baby. [\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Team&#8221; module_id=&#8221;team&#8221; module_class=&#8221;team-section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; module_id=&#8221;team&#8221; module_class=&#8221;team-section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#00aeef&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The Gen C Team<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Generation C Investigators&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;]<strong>Full list of Generation C investigators<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountsinai.org\/profiles\/veerle-bergink\">Veerle Bergink, MD, PhD<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountsinai.org\/profiles\/lotje-d-de-witte\">Lot de Witte, MD, PhD<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/pc3i.upenn.edu\/people\/elizabeth-howell-md-mpp\/\">Elizabeth Howell, MD, MPP<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountsinai.org\/profiles\/joanne-stone\">Joanne Stone, MD, MS<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountsinai.org\/profiles\/siobhan-mary-dolan\">Siobhan Dolan, MD, MPH<\/a>;\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nina-molenaar-2639b097\/\">Nina Molenaar, MD, PhD<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountsinai.org\/profiles\/whitney-lieb\">Whitney Lieb, MD, MPH<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.annarommel.com\/\">Anna-Sophie Rommel; PhD<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountsinai.org\/profiles\/teresa-janevic\">Teresa Janevic, PhD, MPH<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/icahn.mssm.edu\/profiles\/jia-chen\">Jia Chen, ScD<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountsinai.org\/profiles\/rebecca-h-jessel\">Rebecca Jessel, MD<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountsinai.org\/profiles\/rhoda-sperling\">Rhoda Sperling, MD<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountsinai.org\/profiles\/corina-lesseur-perez\">Corina Lesseur, MD, PhD<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/krammerlab\/dr-krammer\/\">Florian Krammer, PhD<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mara-graziani-80000b170\/\">Mara Graziani, MS<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/elianna-kaplowitz\/\">Elianna Kaplowitz, MPH<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rbrody1\/\">Rachel Brody, MD, PhD<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kirtankaur\/\">Kirtan Kaur, PhD<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountsinai.org\/profiles\/maria-de-las-mercedes-perez-rodriguez\">Mercedes Perez, MD, PhD<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/rommel-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2022\/06\/Rommel-Profile-Image.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Rommel-Profile-Image&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|6px|6px|6px|6px&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Anna-Sophie Rommel, PhD&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;]<strong>Anna-Sophie Rommel, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:anna.rommel@mssm.edu\">anna.rommel@mssm.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anna\u2019s work focuses on common exposures during pregnancy, including infections, medications and pollutants, and their link to the development of negative pregnancy and birth outcomes and suboptimal neurodevelopment in the child. She is particularly interested in exploring the extent to which COVID-19 and the ongoing pandemic disproportionately impact pregnant women from underserved communities and their children.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=rommel%2C+A-S+%5Bauthor%5D&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;PubMed&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;PubMed&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_border_width=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_border_radius=&#8221;26px&#8221; button_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||||||&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/rommel-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2022\/06\/Rommel-Profile-molly-lieber.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Rommel-Profile-molly-lieber&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|6px|6px|6px|6px&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Molly Lieber, MPH, LMSW&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Molly Lieber, MPH, LMSW<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Research Operations Manager<br \/><a href=\"mailto:molly.lieber@mssm.edu\">molly.lieber@mssm.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Formerly on the project, Molly\u2019s research interests lie in public health and specifically in access and acceptance of healthcare in marginalized communities.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/rommel-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2022\/06\/Rommel-Profile-whitney-lieb.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Rommel-Profile-whitney-lieb&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|6px|6px|6px|6px&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Whitney Lieb, MD, MPH, MSCR&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;]<strong>Whitney Lieb, MD, MPH, MSCR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Assistant Professor and Co-Investigator<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:whitney.lieb@mssm.edu\">whitney.lieb@mssm.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whitney is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Science, Population Health Science and Policy &amp; Medical Education. She is a co-investigator as well as a participant in the Generation C Study.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/rommel-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2022\/06\/Rommel-Profile-frederieke.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Rommel-Profile-frederieke&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|6px|6px|6px|6px&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Frederieke Gigase&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frederieke Gigase<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Research Associate<br \/>frederieke.gigase@mssm.edu<\/p>\n<p>Frederieke, formerly on the project, is a Dutch scientist who completed her masters in Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology in the Netherlands before moving to New York City to carry out research in the lab of Dr Lot de Witte. She is fascinated by the immune system and how it is involved in mental health and during pregnancy. 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She received a Bachelor of Health Science and Psychology from Brooklyn College and a Master of Public Health from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She currently works as a research coordinator at the Department of Population Health Science and Policy at Mount Sinai. 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She graduated from Columbia University in 2019 with a degree in biochemistry, and after working as a research assistant at the New York Blood Center she began on the Generation C team in July 2020 and has helped the study to grow and evolve through the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/rommel-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2022\/06\/Rommel-Profile-juliana-castro.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Rommel-Profile-juliana-castro&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|6px|6px|6px|6px&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Juliana Castro&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;]<strong>Juliana Castro<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Clinical Research Coordinator<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:juliana.camachocastro@mssm.edu\">juliana.camachocastro@mssm.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Juliana graduated from Wesleyan University in 2019 with a degree in Psychology. 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