Dr. Blackwell is this month's Emory School of Medicine Research Spotlight

PNL TEAM • December 1, 2023

Dr. Blackwell is this month's Emory School of Medicine Research Spotlight!

She spoke about her research at PNL and why she's compelled to study TBIs:


“I have seen two patients with very similar traumatic brain injuries, but one patient discharged from the hospital in a disorder of consciousness while the other discharged and was walking, talking, and able to go back to school and home. We have a poor understanding of why kids’ outcomes are so discrepant. So for me, it is important to learn how and why these kids have very different trajectories. We want to be better at understanding outcomes so that it can lead to improved management.”


Read her spotlight article here!

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