Current Members of the Epi4K Consortium

We are working collaboratively to find discoveries in the genetics of epilepsy. We hope that our collaboration will create new understanding of epilepsy and soon, improved treatments for the millions of people with epilepsy around the world.

Our members are organized into 3 cores, 5 projects, and our Project Officers at NINDS:

Administrative Core

  • David Goldstein, PhD, Columbia University
  • Samuel Berkovic, MD, University of Melbourne
  • Dan Lowenstein, MD, University of California, San Francisco
  • Chrystelle Montagne, PhD, Columbia University

Phenotyping and Clinical Informatics Core

  • Dan Lowenstein, MD, University of California, San Francisco
  • Ruth Ottman, PhD, Columbia University
  • Samuel Berkovic, MD, University of Melbourne
  • Ingrid Scheffer, PhD, University of Melbourne
  • Patrick Cossette, MD, Université de Montréal
  • Dennis Dlugos, MD, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Ann Poduri, MD, Children’s Hospital Boston
  • Elliott Sherr, MD, PhD, University of California, San Francisco
  • Ruben Kuzniecky, MD, New York University
  • Catharine Freyer, University of California, San Francisco
  • Kevin McKenna, University of California, San Francisco

Sequencing, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core

  • David Goldstein, PhD, Columbia University
  • Erin Heinzen, PhD, Columbia University
  • Evan Eichler, PhD, University of Washington
  • Heather Mefford, MD, PhD, University of Washington
  • Slave Petrovski, PhD, Columbia University
  • Yujun Han, PhD, Columbia University
  • Andrew Allen, PhD, Duke Universit
  • Brian Krueger, PhD, Duke University
  • Elizabeth Ruzzo, Duke University
  • Molly Cook, Columbia University

Project 1: Epileptic Encephalopathies

  • Elliott Sherr, MD, PhD, University of California, San Francisco
  • Ann Poduri, MD, Children’s Hospital Boston
  • Ingrid Scheffer, PhD, University of Melbourne
  • Dennis Dlugos, MD, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Heather Mefford, MD, PhD, University of Washington

Project 1: PMG/PVNH Project

  • Ann Poduri, MD, Children’s Hospital Boston
  • Elliott Sherr, MD, PhD, University of California, San Francisco
  • Ruben Kuzniecky, MD, New York University

Project 2: Multiplex Families

  • Samuel Berkovic, MD, University of Melbourne
  • Susanna Bellows, BA(Hons), University of Melbourne
  • Rosemary Burgess, PhD, University of Melbourne
  • Elisa Cops, BSc(Hons), University of Melbourne
  • Lynette Sadleir, MD, University of Otago, New Zealand
  • Ingrid Scheffer, MB, BS, PhD, University of Melbourne
  • Ruth Ottman, PhD, Columbia University
  • Virginia Tangel, MS, Columbia University
  • Patrick Cossette, MD, Université de Montréal
  • Micheline Gravel, BA, Université de Montréal
  • Michael Epstein, PhD, Emory University
  • Yunxuan Jiang, MS, Emory University
  • Mark Rees, DSc, Swansea University, Wales
  • Owen Pickrell, MB, BChir, Swansea University, Wales
  • Rhys Thomas, MB, ChB, PhD, Cardiff University, Wales
  • Norman Delanty, FRCPI, Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland

Project 3: Prognosis

  • David Goldstein, PhD, Columbia University
  • Michael Johnson, MD, PhD, Imperial College, London
  • Tony Marson, MD, University of Liverpool
  • Terence O’Brien, MD, University of Melbourne
  • Tracy Glauser, MD, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
  • Norman Delanty, FRCPI, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin

Project 4: CNV Detection

  • Heather Mefford, MD, PhD, University of Washington
  • Evan Eichler, PhD, University of Washington
  • Candace Myers, PhD, University of Washington
  • Matty Zemel, University of Washington
  • Archana Raja, University of Washington

Project 5: Functional Modeling

  • Steve Petrou, PhD, Florey Neuroscience Institute

National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke

  • Katrina Gwinn, MD
  • Brandy Fureman, PhD
  • Randall Stewart, PhD