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Newswise West Hartford, Conn., February 19, 2015 The American Epilepsy Society (AES) has released its list of new fellowship awardees, naming 14 recipients for the organizations early-career awards. The fellowship recipients come from academic institutions and medical schools throughout the U.S. and include clinicians and basic scientists who are focused on many different components of epilepsy treatment and research. The winners were selected from a competitive pool of applicants. This years winners will receive funding for one year.
The AES provides more than $700,000 to support research training grants for clinicians, research grants and pre- and post-doctoral research and training fellowships. Each year, AES clinical and basic science fellowship awardees are selected for their novel approaches to epilepsy care and research innovations that can help lead to new therapies and increase the understanding of epilepsy.
Each year awardees bring new ideas and innovation to help increase our understanding of epilepsy and we are excited to see what 2015 will bring, said Kimford Meador, M.D., 2014 chair of the AES Research & Training Council. AESs commitment to funding young researchers at this critical stage in their career development helps assure that we will continue to have the best minds working in the field in coming years.
The fellowship recipients and their areas of study include:
Armen Abramain, Stanford University Secretion of endozepines: Helping the brain help itself control seizures
Lindsey Gano, University of Colorado, Denver Sirtuin 3 Dysregulation in Epileptogenesis
Sudhir Sivakumaran, Tufts University Role of chloride plasticity in seizure progression and pharmacoresistance
Ukpong Eyo, Rutgers University Neuroprotective Functions of Microglial P2Y12 Receptors in Seizures
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The American Epilepsy Society Announces Fellowship Award Recipients for 2015