November 5, 2014 ‐‐ Rapidly emerging technologies, novel imaging techniques, the development of new therapies and new genes, have given researchers and clinicians an extraordinary ability to explore the brain at the cellular, genetic and neural levels. While current epilepsy research may seem like it’s ripped from the pages of a science fiction novel, it’s real—and even pretty cool. Epilepsy provides researchers with unparalleled avenues to discover how the brain is structured and how it functions: a true ‘window on the brain.’ In recognition of Epilepsy Awareness Month the American Epilepsy Society (AES) is highlighting just a few of the groundbreaking scientific developments made within the last 10‐50 years
Sometimes it really is all in the family! AES research funds benefited from AES President Amy Brooks-Kayal’s talented son Zach and the generosity of her husband, SPI Pharma CEO, Rana Kayal who teamed to organize and sponsor a concert to benefit AES. Zach is a member of Yale’s Premier A Cappella group, Mixed Company, who performed a concert to benefit AES research funds on Thursday, March 19 in Wallingford, PA
Because the scientific and medical communities recognize that there is a shortage of investigators and new research focused on epilepsy..... Join AES this Giving Tuesday to invest in epilepsy research , training and education to improve care and find answers
Company Auctions State-of-the-Art EEG Machine, Contributes all Proceeds to American Epilepsy Society’s Research and Training Fellowships Nihon Kohden will donate 100 percent of the auction proceeds to the AES, and will present its donation on December 6 at 1:00 p.m. during the Society’s annual meeting in Seattle
Nihon Kohden supports epilepsy research funding by auctioning one of it's EEG-1200A machines to benefit AES's clinical and basic research fellowships
Research & Training Workshops provide funding for targeted workshops intended for broad-based, national clinical or scientific audiences and on specific collaborative consensus or review topics in neuroscience that are novel and creative
From clinical and basic science researchers at leading universities, current and future leaders in cutting edge science and senior-level executives from the world’s top epilepsy focused companies, you’ll find them at AES 2014
The American Epilepsy Society, through the Research and Training Council, provides funding for targeted workshops intended for broad-based, national clinical or scientific audiences and on specific collaborative consensus or review topics in neuroscience that are novel and creative
Portfolio Analysis Team Lead The results of the first comprehensive epilepsy research portfolio analysis were presented at the recent ICARE meeting on April 13th, 2015. The Interagency Collaborative to Advance Research in Epilepsy ( ICARE ) is a voluntary working group of public and non-profit organizations in the United States that provide sustained funding for epilepsy research and training. ICARE was established and meets annually to better coordinate research-related activities among these groups, and to encourage collaborations where compelling opportunities exist. At the meeting on March 24, 2014 the group discussed and agreed upon the potential benefits of a community-wide portfolio analysis of funded epilepsy research. It would provide a means to better inform the group about the landscape of funded epilepsy research and coordinate strategies, leverage resources, avoid duplication of effort and assess progress being made against the epilepsy research priorities as defined by the 2014 NINDS Benchmarks and the recommendations from the 2012 IOM report “Epilepsy across the Spectrum.”