The goal of CURE Epilepsy’s Frontiers in Research Seminar Series program is to expose researchers, clinicians, and students to exciting epilepsy research and provide opportunities for young investigators to interact with leaders in the field.

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Past Seminars

Frontiers in Research Seminar Series
Status Epilepticus: 2019 Update
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
University of Utah School of Medicine,
30 North 1900 East,
Salt Lake City UT 84132
Speaker: Jim Riviello, MD
Host: Josh Bonkowsky, MD, PhD
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Gene Editing, iPSCs and Brain Organoids: New Approaches to Explore Genetic Epilepsy Mechanisms
Thursday, September 5, 2019
University of Washington,
Seattle WA
Speaker: Jack Parent, MD
Host: Heather Mefford, MD, PhD
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Astrocyte Dysfunction Contributes to the Development of TBI-Induced Epilepsy
Friday, May 17, 2019
Expesicor, Inc. & University of Montana,
University of Montana,
Campus Drive Missoula
Speaker: Stefanie Robel, PhD
Host: Braxton Norwood, PhD
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Epilepsy and Drug Discovery in Larval Zebrafish
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
University of Connecticut School of Medicine,
Academic Way Farmington
Speaker: Scott Baraban, PhD (University of California San Francisco)
Host: Eric Levine, PhD
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Epilepsy – Beyond the Local Network
Friday, March 29, 2019
10:30 am - 11:30 am EDT
Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering, Eichenbaum Colloquium Room,
610 Commonwealth Avenue,
Boston MA
Speaker: Dr. Nigel P. Pedersen
Host: Shelley Russek, PhD
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