CURE Epilepsy Award
Cameron Metcalf, PhD & Mingnan Chen, PhD University of Utah
CURE Epilepsy Award
Heather Mefford, MD, PhD St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
CURE Epilepsy Award
Avtar Roopra, PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison
Taking Flight Award
James Niemeyer, PhD Weill Medical College, Cornell University
Catalyst Award
Ellen Bubrick, MD Brigham and Women's Hospital
Catalyst Award
Janet van Eersel, PhD Macquarie University
Rare Epilepsy Partnership Award
Naomi Dirckx, PhD Washington University in St. Louis
Genetic changes in the solute carrier family 13 member 5 (SLC13A5) gene, a protein that transports citrate (a key nutrient) into cells, can cause epilepsy starting at a young age. Children with these genetic changes develop seizures within a day of being born and have neurodevelopmental delays. Dr. Dirckx will study how mutations in SLC13A5 affect how the brain processes energy and nutrients.
Rare Epilepsy Partnership Award
Heather Mefford, MD, PhD St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Rare Epilepsy Partnership Award
Vincent Navarro, MD, PhD Sorbonne University, Paris Brain Institute
