The Prenatal Infection and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Consortium
About Us
The Prenatal Infection and Neurodevelopmental Genetics (PING) Consortium is comprised of an international group of investigators whose shared interest is in the genetic determinants and phenotypic presentation of infants exposed to the Zika virus during fetal development. The PING Consortium is supported by the Zika in Infancy and Pregnancy study and senior investigators with expertise in fetal brain development, infectious disease, genetic and genomics of craniofacial birth defects, developmental disorders, and maternal-fetal genetic interactions.
Thank you to the Global Health Initiative (GHI) for their support in our research.
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Principal Investigator
Youssef A. Kousa, MS, DO, PhD
Neonatal Neurologist
Founder and Director, Zika Genetics Consortium -
Lab Focus Areas
Infectious Disease and Brain Injury
Genetic Modifiers and Regulators of Brain Development
Public Health
Neuroscience and Neurology
Neonatology
Featured Publications
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The Fernandes Figueira Institute: A century devoted to mothers, children and adolescents
Teixeira LA, Souza LV PMID: 38597559; PMCID: PMC11000567 Hist Cienc Saude Manguinhos 31:e2024001. doi: 10.1590/S0104-59702024000100001en 2024 -
Preschool neurodevelopment in Zika virus-exposed children without congenital Zika syndrome
Mulkey, S. B. et al. Pediatr Res 94, 178–184 2023 -
Zika virus knowledge, attitudes and prevention behaviors among pregnant women in the ZEN cohort study, Colombia, 2017-2018
Burkel VK, Newton SM, Acosta J, et al. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2023;117(7):496-504. doi:10.1093/trstmh/trad005 2023