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Conference 2024 · Parkville

Genetic Epilepsy Team Australia’s 2024 Genetic Epilepsy Conference

Join us for our 2024 meeting on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th April. Participating in the conference is a great opportunity for families, researchers and clinicians to hear the latest research in genetic epilepsy and developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs).

Speakers

Portrait of Prof Phillip Pearl
Prof Phillip PearlDirector of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Boston Children’s Hospital and William G. Lennox Chair and Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School.Autism and the Neurology of Creativity · PanelRecording
Portrait of Prof Temple Grandin
Prof Temple GrandinProfessor of Animal Science, Colorado State University.The Power of Animals in NeurodiversityRecording
Portrait of Professor Ingrid Scheffer
Professor Ingrid SchefferChair of Paediatric Neurology at The University of Melbourne and Senior Principal Research Fellow at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health.Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies: New Insights and Therapeutic Advances · PanelRecording
Portrait of Professor Steven Petrou
Professor Steven PetrouChief Scientific Officer of Praxis Precision Medicines Inc.Antisense Oligonucleotide in SCN2A – Clinical Trial ResultsRecording
Portrait of Dr Katherine Howell
Dr Katherine HowellClinician-Scientist Fellow and the Epilepsy Team Leader at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, and a paediatric neurologist and epileptologist at the Royal Children’s Hospital.The Impact of Developmental Epileptic Encephalopathies · PanelRecording
Sarah WebsterSYNGAP1 ParentRaising a Child with a DEE in the Australian Outback
Portrait of Dr Sal Rico
Dr Sal RicoChief Medical Officer, Encoded Therapeutics.Unlocking Potential: The Road to Gene Therapies for Genetic Epilepsies · PanelRecording
Ursula ReyesSCN2A ParentThe Path to Obtaining Access to an Early Access Program in Australia · Panel
Dr Annie ChiuPaediatric Epilepsy Fellow, Austin Health.Sleep Problems in Children and Adolescents With Developmental Epileptic Encephalopathies
Professor Angela MorganDirector of the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence – Translational Centre for Speech Disorders and NHMRC Fellow at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute.Speech and Language Phenotyping to Guide Targeted Therapies in Rare Disease