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2025 PERF®-CNS Career Development Awards
July 17, 2025
Congratulations to the 2025 recipients of the PERF®-CNS Career Development Research Grant Awards.
PERF®-CNS Elterman Research Grant Award
Recipient: Joseph Vithayathil, MD, PhD
Project Title: Mechanisms of cell-specific iron dysregulation and effect on injury severity in a murine model of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury
Institution: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Read Dr. Vithayathil’s bio here.
PERF®-CNS Shields Research Grant Award
Recipient: Eric Chin, […]
Early-Stage Pediatric Neurology Investigator Travel Award Pilot Program 2025
July 17, 2025
ESI Travel Award Program Call for Applications
Program Overview
The Pediatric Epilepsy Research Foundation® (PERF®) recognizes the critical importance of scientific exchange and professional development for the next generation of pediatric neurology researchers. In response to the current financial constraints facing academic medical institutions, PERF is pleased to announce our Early-Stage Investigator Travel Award Program for 2025. This […]
Research Grant Opportunities for Early-Stage Investigators
November 1, 2024
♦ UPDATE (4.25.25): The submission deadlines for the PERF®-CNS Research Grants have closed for the 2025 cycle. Information about the 2026 Research Grant Cycle will be posted later this year.♦
Are you an early-stage investigator in pediatric neurology? PERF® in partnership with the Child Neurology Society (CNS) offers three grant opportunities to early-stage investigators conducting […]