Category: Research Grant Awardees
The First SPARK Grant Award Recipient
September 12, 2025
PERF® is proud to recognize Caren Armstrong, MD, PhD as the first recipient of the 2025 SPARK Grant.
Dr. Armstrong is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology, Division of Pediatric Neurology & Epilepsy at the University of California, Davis.
The SPARK grant funding provides support to bridge the gap between her initial CNCDP-K12 application and […]
2025 PERF® Infrastructure Research Award
July 17, 2025
PERF® is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2025 Multicenter, Infrastructure Registry Research Grant
Researcher: David M. Ritter, MD, PhD
Project Title: Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Fetal Evaluation and Treatment AcceLerator (TSC-FETAL)
Institution: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Dr. Ritter received his MD and PhD at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA. He completed his pediatric residency and child neurology residencies […]
2025 PERF®-CNS Bridge Research Grant Award
July 17, 2025
Congratulations to the 2025 recipients of the PERF®-CNS Bridge Grant Awards
PERF® is pleased to award two Bridge Research Grants this year.
Researcher: Autumn Ivy, MD, PhD
Project Title: Neural epigenetic mechanisms of early life adversity and exercise intervention
Institution: Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland
Dr. Ivy is a past recipient of the Elterman Research Grant Award in 2021. Read her […]