2021 Seminar Speakers

Anna Maria Vezzani, PhD

Anna Maria Vezzani, PhD

annamaria.vezzani@marionegri.it

Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Italy

Date: Dec 14, 2021

Title: Neuroinflammatory pathways as treatment targets and biomarker candidates in epilepsy

Location: George Washington University, Ross Hall, Room 117

Time: 8 a.m. E.S.T. 

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John Duncan, MD

John Duncan, MD

j.duncan@ucl.ac.uk

University College London

Date: Nov 16, 2021

Title: Multimodal 3D neuroimaging for epilepsy surgery

Location: George Washington University, Ross Hall, Room 117

Time: 8 a.m. E.S.T. 

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Patrick Kwan, PhD

Patrick Kwan, PhD

patrick.kwan@monash.edu

The Monash University

Date: Oct 12, 2021

Title: TBD

Location: George Washington University, Ross Hall, Room 117

Time: 8 a.m. E.S.T. 

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Graeme Jackson, PhD

Graeme Jackson, PhD

graeme.jackson@florey.edu.au

The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health

Date: Sep 14, 2021

Title: Understanding the brain networks involved in epilepsy through advanced MR imaging

Location: George Washington University, Ross Hall, Room 117

Time: 8 a.m. E.S.T.

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Christina Zelano, PhD

Christina Zelano, PhD

c-zelano@northwestern.edu

Northwestern University

Date: Aug 10, 2021

Title: Spectrotemporal properties of odor-evoked oscillations in human piriform cortex

Location: George Washington University, Ross Hall, Room 117

Time: 8 a.m. E.S.T. 

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Sam Berkovic, MD

Sam Berkovic, MD

s.berkovic@unimelb.edu.au

University of Melbourne (Austin Health)

Date: Jul 13, 2021

Title: Genetics of Epilepsy: From Gene Discovery to Precision Medicine

Location: George Washington University, Ross Hall, Room 117

Time: 8 a.m. E.S.T. 

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Jorge Gonzalez-Martinez, MD, PhD

Jorge Gonzalez-Martinez, MD, PhD

gonzalezjo@upmc.edu

University of Pittsburgh

Date: Jun 8, 2021

Title: Frontal Lobe Epilepsies

Location: George Washington University, Ross Hall, Room 117

Time: 8 a.m. E.S.T.

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Philipe Ryvlin, MD, PhD

Philipe Ryvlin, MD, PhD

philipperyvlin@gmail.com

University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Switzerland

Date: May 11, 2021

Title: Preventing SUDEP, today and tomorrow

Location: George Washington University, Ross Hall, Room 117

Time: 8 a.m. E.S.T.

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Nicholas Poolos, MD, PhD

Nicholas Poolos, MD, PhD

npoolos@u.washington.edu

University of Washington

Date: Apr 13, 2021

Title: A big data approach to discovering more effective medical treatment of refractory epilepsy Location: George Washington University, Ross Hall, Room 117

Time: 8 a.m. E.S.T.

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Mohamad Mikati, MD

Mohamad Mikati, MD

mohamad.mikati@duke.edu

Duke University

Date: Mar 9, 2021

Title: Emerging Therapies in Pediatric Epilepsies

Location: George Washington University, Ross Hall, Room 117

Time: 8 a.m. E.S.T. 

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Sheryl Haut, MD

Sheryl Haut, MD

shaut@montefiore.org

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Date: Feb 9, 2021

Title: Stress and Epilepsy: Updates from the COVID-19 experience

Location: George Washington University, Ross Hall, Room 117

Time: 8 a.m. E.S.T.

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Philipe Kahane, MD, PhD

Philipe Kahane, MD, PhD

philippe.kahane@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr

Université Grenoble Alpes

Date: Jan 12, 2021

Title: How to use ictal clinical symptoms to drive hypothesis on seizure localisation?

Location: George Washington University, Ross Hall, Room 117

Time: 8 a.m. E.S.T. 

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