• HOME
  • NEWS
  • EXPLORE
    • CAREER
      • Companies
      • Jobs
    • EVENTS
    • iGEM
      • News
      • Team
    • PHOTOS
    • VIDEO
    • WIKI
  • BLOG
  • COMMUNITY
    • FACEBOOK
    • INSTAGRAM
    • TWITTER
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
BIOENGINEER.ORG
No Result
View All Result
  • Login
  • HOME
  • NEWS
  • EXPLORE
    • CAREER
      • Companies
      • Jobs
        • Lecturer
        • PhD Studentship
        • Postdoc
        • Research Assistant
    • EVENTS
    • iGEM
      • News
      • Team
    • PHOTOS
    • VIDEO
    • WIKI
  • BLOG
  • COMMUNITY
    • FACEBOOK
    • INSTAGRAM
    • TWITTER
  • HOME
  • NEWS
  • EXPLORE
    • CAREER
      • Companies
      • Jobs
        • Lecturer
        • PhD Studentship
        • Postdoc
        • Research Assistant
    • EVENTS
    • iGEM
      • News
      • Team
    • PHOTOS
    • VIDEO
    • WIKI
  • BLOG
  • COMMUNITY
    • FACEBOOK
    • INSTAGRAM
    • TWITTER
No Result
View All Result
Bioengineer.org
No Result
View All Result
Home NEWS Science News

NIH awards $21 million to research consortium to study epilepsy in patients with traumatic brain injuries

Bioengineer by Bioengineer
January 30, 2017
in Science News
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedinShare on RedditShare on Telegram

January 30, 2017– An international consortium of academic research institutions have been awarded a $21 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop better ways to prevent epilepsy in patients who have suffered traumatic brain injuries.

The grant will be led by seven principal investigators at five institutions: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, University of Melbourne and University of Eastern Finland. The investigators will collaborate in the fields of bioinformatics, molecular biology, cellular pathology, therapy discovery and the health sciences.

The research team will identify biomarkers associated with the development of epilepsy and develop novel therapies designed to prevent or modify the condition, which is currently incurable. They will also engage with patients and their families to help identify their most pressing needs and concerns, encourage them to participate in research, and provide educational resources. The project, the Epilepsy Bioinformatics Study for Antiepileptogenic Therapy, or EpiBioS4Rx, includes an international network of 13 centers for traumatic brain injuries and seven preclinical research centers with expertise in traumatic brain injury, epileptogenesis (the development of epilepsy), the identification of plasma, tissue, EEG, and imaging biomarkers and preclinical therapy development.

"Spontaneous seizures are a major side effect of brain injuries. With its diverse team of international experts, EpiBioS4Rx is one of three Epilepsy Centers without Walls which the National Institutes of Health funds to tackle some of the biggest hurdles in epilepsy research," said Randall Stewart, Ph.D., program director the NIH's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). "The hope is that work by the researchers will lead to better ways to treat and prevent these types of seizures."

Epilepsy is a broad term used for a brain disorder that causes seizures. About 2.9 million adults and children in the United States have active epilepsy, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About a third of those patients' seizures are not controlled by drugs. Traumatic brain injuries are the most significant cause of epilepsy in people ages 15 to 24.

###

The principal investigators on the grant are Jerome Engel Jr., M.D., Ph.D. and Paul Vespa, M.D. of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Aristea Galanopoulou, M.D., Ph.D. and Solomon Moshé, M.D. of Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Health System; Terence O'Brien M.B., B.S., M.D., F.R.A.C.P. of the University of Melbourne; Asla Pitkänen M.D., Ph.D. of the University of Eastern Finland; and Arthur Toga, Ph.D. of the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California.

The grant was awarded by the NINDS, part of the NIH (1U54NS100064).

Media Contact

Deirdre Branley
[email protected]
718-430-3101

@EinsteinMed
http://www.einstein.yu.edu

Zen Vuong
[email protected]
213-300-1381
University of Southern California

############

Story Source: Materials provided by Scienmag

Share12Tweet8Share2ShareShareShare2

Related Posts

Fluorine “Forever Chemical” in Medicines Does Not Increase Drug Reaction Risks

Fluorine “Forever Chemical” in Medicines Does Not Increase Drug Reaction Risks

September 2, 2025

Scientists Reveal Link Between Gut Fungi, Human Genetics, and Disease Susceptibility

September 2, 2025

Ultrasound Advances Boost Prenatal Heart Defect Detection, Though Regional Disparities Persist

September 2, 2025

Combining Sterile Insects and Fungi to Combat Drosophila

September 2, 2025
Please login to join discussion

POPULAR NEWS

  • blank

    Breakthrough in Computer Hardware Advances Solves Complex Optimization Challenges

    154 shares
    Share 62 Tweet 39
  • Molecules in Focus: Capturing the Timeless Dance of Particles

    143 shares
    Share 57 Tweet 36
  • Needlestick Injury Rates in Nurses and Students in Pakistan

    123 shares
    Share 49 Tweet 31
  • New Drug Formulation Transforms Intravenous Treatments into Rapid Injections

    117 shares
    Share 47 Tweet 29

About

We bring you the latest biotechnology news from best research centers and universities around the world. Check our website.

Follow us

Recent News

Fluorine “Forever Chemical” in Medicines Does Not Increase Drug Reaction Risks

Scientists Reveal Link Between Gut Fungi, Human Genetics, and Disease Susceptibility

Ultrasound Advances Boost Prenatal Heart Defect Detection, Though Regional Disparities Persist

  • Contact Us

Bioengineer.org © Copyright 2023 All Rights Reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Homepages
    • Home Page 1
    • Home Page 2
  • News
  • National
  • Business
  • Health
  • Lifestyle
  • Science

Bioengineer.org © Copyright 2023 All Rights Reserved.