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The Incubator: Rupa's Fellows Friday

The Incubator: Rupa's Fellows Friday

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Hosted by Rupa Hari Gopal, Rupa’s Fellows corner is a series dedicated to trainees and early career neonatologists to share your research and interests in Neonatology! If you have a project and love to chat about it, let’s connect!

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Episodes
  • #018 - Predicting hemodynamic significance of the PDA using multi-modal physiological data
    Jun 26 2026

    In this episode of Fellows Friday, Rupa welcomes Giulia Lima, a third-year neonatal perinatal medicine fellow at Harvard and incoming Assistant Professor at the University of Miami. Giulia walks us through her fellowship research journey, from a large epidemiological study of premature infants with congenital heart disease through the Children's Hospital Neonatal Consortium, to her Marshall Klaus Award-winning work on optimal surgical timing. The centerpiece of the conversation is her machine learning model designed to predict hemodynamically significant PDA using continuous physiological data, including heart rate variability and diastolic blood pressure trends, without relying on echocardiography. Giulia also reflects on the power of mentorship and her vision for integrating artificial intelligence into real-time clinical decision-making in the NICU.

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    As always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also contact the show through Instagram or Twitter, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.

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    26 mins
  • #017 - Exploring the impact of dexamethasone on the PDA and cardiovascular function
    May 29 2026

    What does dexamethasone actually do to the preterm heart over time? In this episode of Rupa's Fellows Friday, Srirupa sits down with Phoenix Plessas-Azurduy, doctoral candidate at McGill University and researcher at the NeoCardioLab under Dr. Gabriel Altit. Phoenix shares her work on NORDIC-SPEC, a prospective longitudinal study using serial echocardiography to characterize the cardiovascular effects of dexamethasone in preterm infants. Her preliminary findings show a progressive reduction in PDA size and increasing ductal closure rates over time within a conservative management context. The conversation also covers mentorship, the value of cold emails, and what it looks like to build a research career from the ground up.

    Support the show

    As always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also contact the show through Instagram or Twitter, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.

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    26 mins
  • #016 - Racial variations in Near-infrared Spectroscopy: A conversation with Dr. Callie Marshall
    Apr 24 2026

    In this episode, Dr. Callie Marshall, a third-year neonatology fellow at Washington University, shares her journey through medical school and fellowship, highlighting her research on racial variations in neonatal care. She discusses her mentorship experience, emphasizing the importance of finding a mentor who aligns with one's interests and values. Dr. Marshall elaborates on her research project that investigates the accuracy of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) in assessing oxygen levels in black infants, revealing significant findings that contribute to the understanding of health disparities in neonatal care.


    Support the show

    As always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also contact the show through Instagram or Twitter, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.

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    25 mins
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