PERF® ESI Pediatric Neurology Travel Investigator Awardees (CNS Meeting)
August 5, 2025

PERF® congratulates these five recipients of the Early-Stage Pediatric Neurology Investigator Travel Award Pilot Program to present their research at the 2025 CNS Annual Meeting in Charlotte, NC
Investigator: Amanda M. Nagy, MD
Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Abstract Title: White Matter Injury in Canavan Disease Follows the Spatiotemporal Pattern of Myelination
Presentation Type: Poster
Investigator: Kuntal Sen, MD, FACMG
Institution: Children’s National Hospital and George Washington University, Washington, DC
Abstract Title: Elucidating the Clinical and Molecular Basis of TBC1D24-Related Disorders
Presentation Type: Poster
Investigator: Elizabeth (“Lizzy”) Wilson, MD
Institution: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Abstract Title: Timing and Outcomes of Immunotherapy in Pediatric Patients with NORSE/FIRES
Presentation Type: Poster
Investigator: Margaret (“Molly”) Wilson-Murphy, MD
Institution: Boston Children’s Hospital
Abstract Title: Influenza-Associated Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy in U.S. Children: Characteristics and Outcomes
Presentation Type: Oral
Investigator: Jennifer H. Yang, MD
Institution: University of California at San Diego (UCSD)
Abstract Title: Long-Term Neuropsychological Outcomes in Pediatric Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
Presentation Type: Poster