Epilepsy Research @UVA
Epilepsy Research Today
Our weekly course is entitled Epilepsy Research Today (NESC 8050). The course occurs each spring and fall semester, and includes a combination of formal didactic lectures, literature highlights, and research progress updates. Topics covered by this course include: (1) Seizure classification and treatment; (2) Models of epilepsy; (3) Cellular hyperexcitability; and (4) Modern tools of epilepsy research. In addition to formal lectures, the course also highlights student presentations of recent literature and research progress. Epilepsy Research Today is also attended by our ETP-appointed and UVA staff biostatistician, Dr. Marieke Jones. Dr. Jones provides our students with an expert perspective on how to best evaluate biological data.
Got questions? Ask Ian Wenker.
Fall 2025
August 27: Epilepsy Training Grant
Mark Beenhakker
September 3: Hormonal Regulation of Migraine
Suchitra Joshi
September 10: Clinical Seizures
Erika Axeen
September 17: TBD
Kapur Lab
September 25: TBD
Nadia Lunardi
October 1: TBD
Eyo Lab
October 8: Postictal Hypoxia & SUDEP
Ian Wenker
October 15: Neuroscience Graduate Program Retreat
No Class
October 22: TBD
Kuan Lab
October 29: TBD
Gabriel Miller & Eric Steacy
(Patel Lab)
November 5: TBD
Maddie Failor
(Perez-Reyes Lab)
November 19: Society for Neuroscience Meeting
No Class
November 26: Thanksgiving
No Class
December 3: American Epilepsy Society Meeting
No Class