CURE Benefit
Unite to CURE Epilepsy
8:00 pm EDT
On September 24, 2020, we held our first-ever virtual event, Unite to CURE Epilepsy. Throughout the evening, we heard inspirational stories, learned about encouraging new research, and saw entertaining performances from legendary musical names. Moreover, we witnessed the global epilepsy community brought together by tenacity, discovery, and hope to help achieve our vision: a world without epilepsy.
Thank you to all the individuals, families, clinicians, donors, and sponsors from across the epilepsy community who joined from near and far to Unite to CURE Epilepsy. Your amazing support helped us raise $ 1.83 million for innovative research that will help us find a cure.
Thank you to the world-class entertainers for their inspirational performances, the informative updates from leading scientists who gave us a look into the world of epilepsy research, and to the members of the epilepsy community for sharing their moving stories.
Featuring
Mike Barnicle, event host, award-winning journalist and contributor to MSNBC’s Morning Joe, whose daughter, Julia, has epilepsy.
Eric Church, country music star and four-time Grammy-award nominee.
Nils Lofgren, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, member of the E Street Band, member of Neil Young and Crazy Horse.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, practicing neurosurgeon and Emmy-Award winning CNN Chief Medical Correspondent.
Miguel Cervantes,
Broadway, Stage, and Screen Actor.
Plus Miguel’s Broadway friends, Colin Donell, Montego Glover, Alan Green, Tamar Greene, Leslie Kritzer, Patti Murin, Eric Petersen, James Snyder, and Ben Thompson.
Epilepsy Research Needs You
During this pandemic, epilepsy research is more vulnerable than ever, with investigators experiencing delays due to mandatory time away from the lab and related additional costs for PPE and other materials. It is vital that we do all we can to ensure continued progress towards our shared vision: a world without epilepsy.
CURE Board of Directors
Susan Axelrod
CURE Founder
Chicago, Illinois
Stacey Pigott
Board Chair
Wilmette, Illinois
Ann Benschoter
Immediate Past Board Chair
Waverly, Iowa
Kelly Cervantes
Secretary
Maplewood, New Jersey
Kathy McKenna
Treasurer
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Michael Axelrod
Elmhurst, Illinois
Lisa Cotton
Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan
Blake Cunneen
La Grange, Illinois
Marilynn Kelly Gardner
Chicago, Illinois
Carrie Garman
Downers Grove, Illinois
Celia Huber
Palo Alto, California
David Reifman
Chicago, Illinois
Beth Lewin Dean
Chief Executive Officer
Ex Officio
Chicago, Illinois
Scientific Advisory Council
James Cloyd, PharmD
University of Minnesota, College of Pharmacy
Kelly Knupp, MD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Daniel Lowenstein, MD
University of California, San Francisco
Eric Marsh, MD, PhD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Manisha Patel, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Vicky Whittemore, PhD
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Program Director