Helen A. Papaioanou Professor of Biological Sciences

Ryan Bavis and his collaborator at Case Western University have been awarded a National Institutes of Health R01 grant to support their research on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The cause of SIDS is complex, multifactorial, and remains largely unknown. In this project, Dr. Bavis and his collaborator will use a new animal model of SIDS to investigate central and peripheral neural mechanisms associated with mortality. They will also investigate possible urine and blood biomarkers for SIDS, which may hold potential as predictors of infants at increased risk of SIDS. Congratulations to Ryan on receiving a grant to support this important work!