Tag: research awards
SPRING 2026 SPARK GRANT AWARDEES
April 7, 2026

PERF® congratulates Stephanie Brosius, MD, PhD, Natalie Katz, MD, PhD, and Jaclyn Martindale, DO as recipients of the SPARK Grant Award.
The SPARK Grant: Supporting Pediatric Neurology Advances through Research in K-Awards is a bridge grant program designed to support early-stage investigators by providing critical financial support to bridge the gap between initial career development (K-Award) […]
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 […]