Morgan Firestein

As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, I study prenatal factors that contribute to the etiology of neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism. Specifically, I study how the placenta adapts in response to maternal cues and acts as a fetal barrier against maladaptive maternal physiological processes. An overarching goal of my research is to integrate the fields of psychiatry, obstetrics, and pediatrics to improve identification of and early intervention for individuals at neuropsychiatric risk.