Impact Stories
A dynamic team of physicians, researchers, patients, and patient advocates work together in the Congenital and Perinatal Infections Consortium to advance rare diseases research. This page collects feature articles highlighting both the work of CPIC and the people behind that work.
Neonatal Enterovirus and Human Parechovirus Viral Sepsis Over Time: What We’re Learning from a Natural History Study
November 21, 2023
Patient Advocate Spotlight: Kristen Hutchinson Spytek Accelerates Awareness and Research in Congenital Cytomegalovirus
October 18, 2022
Kristen Hutchinson Spytek is the president and co-founder of the National CMV Foundation, a patient advocacy group that aims to prevent pregnancy…
Senior Researcher Spotlight: David Kimberlin Improves Outcomes for Children with Pediatric Infectious Diseases
October 14, 2022
David Kimberlin, MD, is vice chair for Clinical and Translational Research and co-director of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the…
Consortium Spotlight: Advancing Discoveries in Congenital and Perinatal Infections
October 11, 2022
The Congenital and Perinatal Infections Consortium (CPIC) is a group of scientists, clinicians, stakeholders, and patient advocates focused on rare…
Consortium Spotlight: New Consortium Targets Congenital and Perinatal Infections
January 26, 2021
The Congenital and Perinatal Infections Consortium (CPIC) brings together a coalition of 29 academic medical centers that have a longstanding history…