Febrile Seizures & Their Genetic Relation to Epilepsy - Ingrid Scheffer & Michael Hildebrand, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, The Florey, Australia
Laureate Prof. Ingrid Scheffer & Asst. Prof. Michael Hildebrand from the University of Melbourne share their research into the genetic links between febrile seizures and a child’s likelihood of developing epilepsy.
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Laureate Professor Ingrid Scheffer AO MBBS PhD FRACP FAA FAES FRS PresAHMS
Professor Scheffer is Chair of Paediatric Neurology at The University of Melbourne and Senior Principal Research Fellow at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health.
Professor Scheffer currently leads the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences as its President.
Ingrid and her colleagues have described a range of novel epilepsy syndromes beginning in infancy, childhood and adult life. Her work has meant that children and adults with sodium channel disorders such as Dravet syndrome and related epilepsies are diagnosed earlier and treated appropriately which improves their long term outcomes.
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Michael is an associate professor and neurogeneticist with international research experience and collaborations. Michael heads the Translational Neurogenetics Laboratory in the Epilepsy Research Centre at the Melbourne Brain Centre, Austin Hospital. The focus of his research is to understand the basic neurobiology of human epilepsy and speech disorders and translate this knowledge into improved treatment for patients.
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Ingrid Scheffer: Website | Twitter | Epilepsy Research Centre | University of Melbourne | ResearchGate | The Royal Society | Genetics of Speech | ACOLA | Victorian Children’s Clinic | Australian Academy of Science | Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Michael Hildebrand: LinkedIn | University of Melbourne | Epilepsy Research Centre | ResearchGate | Genetics of Speech | Australian Academy of Science | Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
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