Dr. Capal is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD). She is director of the Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Clinic at UNC. She is also Co-Founder and Co-Director of the CIDD Clinical Trials Program. Her clinical and research focus is in neurogenetic conditions resulting in neurodevelopmental disabilities across the lifespan and developing clinical trials to identify, characterize, and develop preventative, disease-modifying treatments.