Anna Penn
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor, Pediatrics - Neonatal and Developmental Medicine
- Member, Bio-X
- Member, Child Health Research Institute
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Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Neonatology 750 Welch Rd Ste 315 MC 5731 Palo Alto, CA 94304 Tel Work (650) 723-5711 Fax (650) 725-8351Practices at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 723-5711 Tel (650) 724-3791Alternate Contact Stella Gengania-Dina Administartive Assistant, Research Lab Email Tel Work 650 724-0638
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Neonatology
- General Pediatrics
Professional Education
| Board Certification: | Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics (2005) |
| Board Certification: | General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics (2003) |
| Fellowship: | Stanford University School of Medicine CA (2003) |
| Residency: | UCSF Medical Center CA (2000) |
| Internship: | UCSF Medical Center CA (1999) |
Postdoctoral Advisees
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
The Penn lab is studying the role of placental factors in brain development. We are using novel mouse models to explore factors that contribute to normal neurodevelopment and the effects of their loss following premature birth. We are focused on the influence of steroid hormones (estrogens and progestins) on cerebellar development and, collaboratively, are extending our studies to hippocampal stem cells and forebrain neurons.
Publications
- Global hormone profiling of murine placenta reveals Secretin expression. Placenta. 2011; (11): 811-6
- Neonatal medical admission in a term and late-preterm cohort exposed to magnesium sulfate. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011; (6): 515.e1-7
- Sex-specific cognitive deficits and regional brain volume loss in mice exposed to chronic, sublethal hypoxia. Pediatr Res. 2011; (1): 15-20
- Integration of early physiological responses predicts later illness severity in preterm infants. Sci Transl Med. 2010; (48): 48ra65
- Intrauterine growth restriction alters hippocampal expression and chromatin structure of Cyp19a1 variants. Syst Biol Reprod Med. 2010; (4): 292-302
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