Just launched: A full suite of no-cost provider trainings developed through the DoD Child Collaboration Study 🌟 Flexible, practical and research-backed! Explore modules ➡️ z.umn.edu/MEDBProviderModules

Tiny bricks, big impact 🧱 Dr. Jeff Wozniak received a play-based LEGO® MRI Scanner set—assembled with care by a staff member's son, Oliver—that will help the Child Family Life team at MIDB ease anxiety for kids preparing for MRI scans.

Join us for a hybrid presentation about evidence-based intervention for autistic individuals with intellectual disability and/or high support needs in Grand Rapids, Minn. on Nov. 20 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Learn more & register ➡️ z.umn.edu/MIDB1120

🚀 New from MIDB: Free, self-paced training modules for providers supporting children’s mental, emotional, developmental and behavioral health. Learn more and get access ➡️ z.umn.edu/MEDBProviderModules

This work, a collaborative effort between MIDB and the University of Minnesota's Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, provides a first glance on what we can achieve with 7T MRI in infants and highlights its role as a promising new avenue for developmental cognitive neuroscience 🧠

MIDB researchers Drs. Maria Kroupina, Jeffrey Wozniak, and Jessica Simacek recently presented at the Zero to Three LEARN Conference, highlighting how brain research is driving new clinical, intervention, and community outreach models to support children facing early adversity 💡

What a day for brain science! 🧠✨ We loved connecting with our community at Brain Day this past Sunday, where MIDB teams from Creativity Camp, the MnTiC Lab, CDNI, and the CEEd Hub shared interactive demos and hands-on experiments, celebrating discovery at the U of M.

Join us for a sprint focused on autism spectrum disorder, part of our larger Project ECHO webinar series! 🗓️ Thursdays, Oct. 30-Nov. 20, 12-1 p.m. Ideal for primary care, pediatric, behavioral health, mental health & educational providers ➡️ z.umn.edu/autismsprint

Stop by the North Central Research and Outreach Center in Grand Rapids, Minn. on Oct. 30 from 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. for a presentation and listening session! Learn about what every good autism evaluation should include and share your insights. Register ➡️ z.umn.edu/as7l

In the first episode of the "Brain Health Solutions for All" series, a collaboration between MIDB and the Youth Community Journalism Podcast, youth journalists interview experts on addiction and recovery, including CEEd Hub director Dr. Dziwe Ntaba ➡️ youtu.be/PKinAXdRdiM?...

Hormonal milieu influences whole-brain structural dynamics across the menstrual cycle using dense sampling in multiple individuals @carinaheller.bsky.social, @uni-jena.de, @umn-midb.bsky.social, @icsantabarbara.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Thrilled to share that I have been awarded a @bbrfoundation.bsky.social Young Investigator Grant!

Please join us for our upcoming Ethics Grand Rounds webinar, “Public Perceptions of Health Equity and How Communication Can Shape Understanding and Action” featuring Sarah Gollust, PhD. 🗓️: Friday, Oct. 3, 2025 ⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT) Register Now! It’s free: z.umn.edu/ap9m

Join us for a free Mood Disorders Sprint, part of our larger Project ECHO webinar series! 🗓️ Thursdays, Sept. 25-Oct. 16, 12-1 p.m. Ideal for primary care, pediatric, behavioral health, mental health & educational providers! Register ➡️ z.umn.edu/mdsprint

🚀 Big news: With a $3.3M NIH grant, MIDB members Meghan Swanson, PhD, and Mark Schleiss, MD, are leading a first-of-its-kind study of infants born with congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV). Learn more ➡️ med.umn.edu/news/univers...

Inspired by a personal health journey, our teammate Russell is competing in the Madison Ironman on Sept. 7 to raise funds for the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain. Join him in supporting brain health ➡️ z.umn.edu/RussellIronmanMIDB

Dr. Damien Fair, co-director of MIDB, is part of a team making breakthroughs in mental health. His work is helping to show how a personalized brain "pacemaker" gave a man with severe depression relief, allowing him to experience joy again. Read more ➡️ www.newscientist.com/article/2493...

Are you a provider or care connector? Help us better understand community needs and experiences in accessing children’s mental, emotional, developmental, and behavioral health by participating in a series of surveys. Learn more about the research study ➡️ z.umn.edu/BHSurvey

Inspired by a personal health journey, our teammate Russell is competing in the Madison Ironman on Sept. 7 to raise funds for the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain. Join him in supporting brain health ➡️ z.umn.edu/RussellIronmanMIDB

We wrote a piece for @naturemedicine.bsky.social 🧠 Menstrual cycle irregularities can be both cause and consequence of wide-ranging health issues. Embracing this complexity could reveal novel brain–body interactions and advance neuroscience. Check out our commentary www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I still get chills Meet Mike *30+ years severe depression *first hospitalized @ 13y *20 meds *3 rounds of ECT *2 near-fatal suicide attempts Mike felt joy for the first time in decades after we turned on his new brain pacemaker or PACE see videos, read paper, follow thread doi.org/10.31234/osf...

Spending time outside isn’t just enjoyable—it’s good for your health 🌳 Cathy Jordan, PhD, a member of MIDB, joined @mprnews.org to talk about the science behind nature and wellbeing. Listen here 🎧 www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...

🙌 Shout out to the ABCD consortium @theabcdstudy.bsky.social NBDC Data Hub and @lassoinfo.bsky.social cial @umn-midb.bsky.social and and UMN’s MSI (file-based data host) NIDA leadership and all researchers enabling this next wave of discovery. Start exploring now via 👉 nbdc-datahub.org

The Mental Health Action Festival at MIDB was a vibrant celebration of science and community! Thanks to the CEEd Hub and the Strong Body Strong Mind Foundation, and to all who joined us for performances and meaningful conversations with MIDB experts 🧠

This past month, Dr. Katie Cullen hosted a celebration at MIDB for participants of Imagination Central—a research study that incorporated a 9-month weekly arts and science after-school program. Guests enjoyed a short film, conversation & an exhibit of teen-created work! 🎨

Dr. Michael Georgieff joined Ken Freed on The Kindness Chronicles to discuss how music literacy shapes brain development in children 🎶 Have a listen ➡️ www.iheart.com/podcast/269-...

Jessica Simacek, PhD, recently presented at the 2025 Military Mental Health Conference in Little Falls, Minn., sharing insights in a talk titled "Improving Access to Pediatric Behavioral Health Care for Military-Connected Children and Families" 🧠

MIDB is excited to partner with the Strong Body Strong Mind Foundation's Youth Community Journalism Institute on "Brain Health Solutions for All"—a new, youth-led project to make brain science more accessible, inclusive, and community-driven. Learn more ➡️ www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-p...

April is the Month of the Military Child! Military families often face added challenges when seeking support for developmental, emotional or behavioral health. MIDB is proud to partner with the Department of Defense make care more accessible through telehealth ➡️ z.umn.edu/MIDBDoDStudy

New research, led by MIDB members, sheds light on early development in children with agenesis of the corpus callosum (ACC), a condition where the brain’s two sides are not fully connected 🧠 Learn more ➡️ z.umn.edu/ACCStudy

Frequent moves. Complex systems. Limited access. Military families face unique challenges when seeking care for their children’s behavioral health. MIDB is working to change that—by improving telehealth and making services easier to find and access ➡️ z.umn.edu/MIDBDoDStudy

Cathy Jordan, PhD, a member of MIDB, is partnering with the Children & Nature Network to strengthen the connection between kids and the natural world 🌎 “This work is about getting kids outside—for their health, and for the good of the planet." More ➡️ z.umn.edu/BenefitsOfNature

Jed Elison, PhD, a member of MIDB, was recently named a Distinguished McKnight University Professor! This prestigious title recognizes outstanding University of Minnesota faculty members who have recently achieved full professor status. Congratulations, Dr. Elison! 👏

Brain scans may be able to detect autism in children as young as six months old, according to a first-of-its-kind study happening in Minnesota.

April is the Month of the Military Child. With over 1.6 million military children facing unique challenges, MIDB is proud to partner with the Department of Defense to support them. Learn more about our study ➡️ z.umn.edu/MIDBDoDStudy

The Consortium on Law and Values is co-sponsoring a conversation with brain research experts. Register today and join us on April 17! Consortium Co-Chair Francis X. Shen is a panelist. consortium.umn.edu/lecture/port... @umn-midb.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.social @neuroethics.bsky.social

This past weekend, MIDB's CEEd Hub teamed up with University of Minnesota Extension for Spotlight Science: Brain Power at the @bellmuseum.bsky.social! 🧠✨ Over 400 visitors explored the brain through hands-on activities like our lobe puzzle & hemisphere challenge.

To better understand how oral contraceptives affect the brain, neuroscientist Carina Heller volunteered herself as a subject. She plans to make her data—from her many brain scans, blood tests and more—openly available. www.thetransmitter.org/brain-imagin... #neuroskyence #neuroscience

The Consortium is co-sponsoring an interactive conversation with brain research experts. Register today and join us on April 17! Consortium Co-Chair Francis X. Shen, JD, PhD, is one of the panelists. @umnlawschool.bsky.social @umn-midb.bsky.social neuroethics.med.ubc.ca/ccpmri/

You are invited to our Ethics Grand Rounds webinar, “Where Do We Go From Here? Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Pediatric Health Disparities in 2025 and Beyond” with Monique Jindal, MD, MPH, and Nathan T. Chomilo, MD, FAAP, FACP. 🗓️: Friday, Apr. 4, 2025 ⏱️: 12-1 p.m. CST Register today: z.umn.edu/a8bn

The Clinical and Translational Science Institute is offering a free workshop on March 14 from 9-10:30 a.m. the MIDB! Learn to turn conflict into opportunity in community-engaged research. Open to all UMN faculty, staff, postdocs & community members. Register ➡️ ctsi.umn.edu/events/confl...

MIDB was recently represented on Capitol Hill! 🏛️ Drs. Jessica Simecek and Damien Fair shared updates on their Department of Defense-funded project focused on improving telehealth access for children and families with behavioral health needs. Learn more about the study ➡️ z.umn.edu/MIDBDoDStudy

A research team led by Christine Conelea, PhD, a member of #MIDB, recently received a 3-year, $1.2 million grant from the NIH to study the use of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) as a treatment for youth with Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders. Read more ➡️ med.umn.edu/news/u-m-med...

Join Vardit Ravitsky and Alex John London during Session #4 of Research Ethics Day as they lead discussion on engagement with human participants when AI is being used in research. Register for a full day of ethical debate related to AI! @unityofvirtue.bsky.social consortium.umn.edu/conference/a...

Check it out! ⭐ MIDB's efforts to address the shortage of pediatric mental health providers in Greater Minnesota were recently featured in an @mndaily.bsky.social article! Read more ➡️ mndaily.com/292592/campu...

📢 STATGEN 2025 is accepting submissions for talks, speed talks, and posters—but hurry! The deadline is tomorrow, Feb. 15. Don’t miss this chance to showcase your work and connect with experts! ➡️ forms.gle/Tt9CQrwv6pNy...

"Portable MRI Research ELSI Checklist" offers practical guidance for pMRI researchers confronted with novel ethical, legal, and societal issues for which their training has not prepared them. Check out the paper in JLME. doi.org/10.1017/jme.... @drdamienfair.bsky.social @sdukehan.bsky.social

MIDB members shined at the Department of Pediatrics' Julie Ross Departmental Awards! 👏 Emily Nagel, PhD, RD, LD – Best Clinical/Translational Paper (pictured) 👏 Katherine Satrom, MD – Translational Researcher Amazing work by our talented team!

MacArthur Foundation “genius” @drdamienfair.bsky.social discusses his return to his home state of Minnesota and why it’s important to protect the developing brain, in the latest episode of “Synaptic”: www.thetransmitter.org/synaptic/sti... By Brady Huggett #neuroskyence

Check out “Emerging Portable Technology for Neuroimaging Research in New Field Settings: Legal & Ethical Challenges” - needed guidance on the use of portable MRI technology for brain research. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...