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  • 1997 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Joseph J. Volpe is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Medicine, Neuroscience, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broader categories, their work particularly focuses on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

They have contributed extensively to topics related to neonatal and fetal brain pathology, neonatal respiratory health, infant development and preterm care, fetal and pediatric neurological disorders, neurogenetic and muscular disorders, neuroscience of respiration and sleep, and metabolism and genetic disorders.

Joseph J. Volpe has published numerous papers in several prominent scientific venues. Some frequently featured publications include:

  • Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (13 publications)
  • Journal of Perinatology (3 publications)
  • The Lancet Neurology (2 publications)
  • New England Journal of Medicine (2 publications)
  • The Journal of Pediatrics (2 publications)

Their recent papers illustrate the focus and scope of their studies:

  • "Safety and efficacy of once-daily risdiplam in type 2 and non-ambulant type 3 spinal muscular atrophy (SUNFISH part 2): a phase 3, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial", 2021, The Lancet Neurology
  • "Defining the Neurologic Consequences of Preterm Birth", 2023, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Safety and efficacy of risdiplam in patients with type 1 spinal muscular atrophy (FIREFISH part 2): secondary analyses from an open-label trial", 2022, The Lancet Neurology
  • "Management of Post-hemorrhagic Ventricular Dilatation in the Infant Born Preterm", 2020, The Journal of Pediatrics
  • "Neuroimaging of the Preterm Brain: Review and Recommendations", 2021, The Journal of Pediatrics

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Terrie E. Inder (25 collaborations)
  • Mohamed El-Dib (11 collaborations)
  • Adré J. du Plessis (9 collaborations)
  • Linda S. de Vries (6 collaborations)
  • Basil T. Darras (5 collaborations)

Joseph J. Volpe was recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Medicine in 1997, reflecting their contributions within the medical community. Their research continues to intersect clinical concerns in neonatal and pediatric care with molecular and neurological investigations, emphasizing developmental and genetic factors influencing infant and fetal health.

Best Publications

  • Neurology of the Newborn

    Joseph J. Volpe

  • Brain injury in premature infants: a complex amalgam of destructive and developmental disturbances

    Joseph J Volpe

  • Neurobiology of Periventricular Leukomalacia in the Premature Infant

    Joseph J Volpe

  • Activation of innate immunity in the CNS triggers neurodegeneration through a Toll-like receptor 4-dependent pathway

    Seija Lehnardt;Leon Massillon;Pamela Follett;Frances E. Jensen

  • Late Oligodendrocyte Progenitors Coincide with the Developmental Window of Vulnerability for Human Perinatal White Matter Injury

    Stephen A. Back;Ning Ling Luo;Natalya S. Borenstein;Joel M. Levine

  • Abnormal Cerebral Structure Is Present at Term in Premature Infants

    Terrie E Inder;Simon K Warfield;Hong Wang;Petra Susan Hüppi;Petra Susan Hüppi

  • Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging of brain development in premature and mature newborns

    Petra S. Hüppi;Simon Warfield;Ron Kikinis;Patrick D. Barnes

  • Microstructural development of human newborn cerebral white matter assessed in vivo by diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging.

    Petra S Hüppi;Stephan E Maier;Sharon Peled;Gary P Zientara

  • Pathogenesis of cerebral white matter injury of prematurity

    O Khwaja;J J Volpe

  • The Toll-Like Receptor TLR4 Is Necessary for Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Oligodendrocyte Injury in the CNS

    Seija Lehnardt;Christian Lachance;Silvia Patrizi;Sharon Lefebvre

  • Cerebral intravascular oxygenation correlates with mean arterial pressure in critically ill premature infants.

    Miles Tsuji;J. Philip Saul;J. Philip Saul;Adre du Plessis;Eric Eichenwald

  • Vulnerability of oligodendroglia to glutamate: pharmacology, mechanisms, and prevention

    Akira Oka;Michael J. Belliveau;Paul A. Rosenberg;Joseph J. Volpe

  • Does cerebellar injury in premature infants contribute to the high prevalence of long-term cognitive, learning, and behavioral disability in survivors?

    Catherine Limperopoulos;Haim Bassan;Kimberlee Gauvreau;Richard L. Robertson

  • Cerebral white matter injury of the premature infant-more common than you think

    Joseph J Volpe

  • Defining the nature of the cerebral abnormalities in the premature infant: A qualitative magnetic resonance imaging study

    Terrie E. Inder;Scott J. Wells;Nina B. Mogridge;Carole Spencer

  • Maturation-Dependent Vulnerability of Oligodendrocytes to Oxidative Stress-Induced Death Caused by Glutathione Depletion

    Stephen A. Back;Xiaodong Gan;Ya Li;Paul A. Rosenberg

  • Fluctuating cerebral blood-flow velocity in respiratory-distress syndrome. Relation to the development of intraventricular hemorrhage.

    Jeffrey M. Perlman;Joseph B. McMenamin;Joseph J. Volpe

  • Periventricular white matter injury in the premature infant is followed by reduced cerebral cortical gray matter volume at term.

    Terrie E. Inder;Petra S. Huppi;Petra S. Huppi;Simon Warfield;Ron Kikinis

  • Perinatal brain injury: From pathogenesis to neuroprotection

    Joseph J. Volpe

  • Cerebellum of the premature infant: rapidly developing, vulnerable, clinically important.

    Joseph J. Volpe

Frequent Co-Authors

Terrie E. Inder
Terrie E. Inder Brigham and Women's Hospital
Hannah C. Kinney
Hannah C. Kinney Boston Children's Hospital
Paul A. Rosenberg
Paul A. Rosenberg Boston Children's Hospital
Jeffrey M. Perlman
Jeffrey M. Perlman Cornell University
Frances E. Jensen
Frances E. Jensen University of Pennsylvania
Petra Susan Hüppi
Petra Susan Hüppi University of Geneva
Ferenc A. Jolesz
Ferenc A. Jolesz Brigham and Women's Hospital
Stephen A. Back
Stephen A. Back Oregon Health & Science University
Simon K. Warfield
Simon K. Warfield Boston Children's Hospital
Jianrong Li
Jianrong Li University of Arizona

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