Dr. Kaela Varberg Honored with Longo/Power New Investigator Award for Perinatal Biology
Distinguished award recognizes outstanding early career contributions
Kaela Varberg, PhD, Doctoral Research Faculty, Elizabeth J. Ferrell Fetal Health Center, was recently awarded Longo/Power New Investigator Award at the Center for Perinatal Biology annual symposium held at Loma Linda University in honor of Dr. Longo. This research award recognizes a new investigator leading in their field who has made outstanding early career contributions to the field of Perinatal Biology.
Dr. Varberg is the principal investigator of the Varberg lab at the Children's Mercy Research Institute. The Varberg lab explores how placental function and pathology contribute to pregnancy success and the developmental origins of disease.
The Lawrence D. Longo, MD Center for Perinatal Biology at Loma Linda University is a world-renowned research center in the field of maternal health and developmental physiology. The center constitutes a multidisciplinary group with a unique and broad perspective ideal for research, and committed to the training of basic and physician scientists.