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New Staff Member Joins PERF®
March 4, 2023
Jo Anne Nakagawa joined PERF® on September 6, 2022, as Director, Grants Review Liaison. In her new role, she serves as the contact person to provide information about the PERF® grant opportunities and application process, as well as engage with the Board of Directors and researchers during the grant review and post-award period. She also […]
MOREMulticenter Neonatal Seizure Registry (NSR)
March 4, 2023
The Pediatric Epilepsy Research Foundation® spotlights the Neonatal Seizure Registry, co-led by Dr. Hannah Glass and Dr. Renée Shellhaas. The Neonatal Seizure Registry was created in 2014 with support from a PERF® infrastructure grant. The initial study enrolled more than 600 consecutive newborns with seizures at 7 tertiary/quaternary US Pediatric Hospitals. Results from this work […]
MOREPERF® Introduces Two New Board Members
March 4, 2023
PERF® Introduces Two New Members to the Board of Directors: Lori Jordan, MD, PhD and Niko Kaciroti, PhD.
Dr. Jordan and Dr. Kaciroti joined the Board in July 2022 for a 3-year term to evaluate letters of intent and research grant applications submitted to PERF®. They broaden the scope of expertise among the grant review panel, […]