Interagency Collaborative to Accelerate Research on Epilepsy (ICARE) Meeting 2018

April 12, 2018 | 9:00 - 3:30 PM

Epilepsy research needs reach across the missions of multiple NIH Institutes and Centers and across many organizations outside the NIH.  As the primary NIH Institute for epilepsy research, NINDS leads this working group, with broad representation from the NIH, other Federal agencies, and the research and patient advocacy communities. Annual meetings provide a forum for sharing information about ongoing and planned epilepsy research activities, highlighting advances and discussing needs and opportunities, and promoting increased collaboration toward common research goals.

Location:

Neuroscience Center | Conference Room C
6001 Executive Blvd, Bethesda, MD

Hosted by NINDS

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Agenda and Presentations

April 26, 2019
     Time Agenda Item
8:45 AM Arrival/Registration
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM

Welcome
Vicky Whittemore, PhD, Program Director, Division of Neuroscience, NINDS
9:15 AM – 9:30 AM

Introductions

Session I:  Support for Translational Research at NINDS
(View all presentations from Session 1(pdf, 3103 KB))
9:30 AM – 9:40 AM Overview
Amir Tamiz, PhD, Director, Division of Translational Research, NINDS
9:40 AM – 9:50 AM

Epilepsy Therapy Screening Program (ETSP)
John Kehne, PhD, Program Director, DTR, NINDS
9:50 AM – 10:00 AM

Innovation Grants to Nurture Initial Translational Efforts (IGNITE)
Mary Ann Pelleymounter, PhD, Program Director, DTR, NINDS
10:00 AM – 10:10 AM

Cooperative Research to Enable and Advance Translational Enterprises for Biotechnology Products and Biologics (CREATE Bio)
Chris Boshoff, PhD, Scientific Project Manager, DTR, NINDS
10:10 AM – 10:20 AM

Blueprint Neurotherapeutics Network (BPN)
Charles Cywin, PhD, Program Director, DTR, NINDS
10:20 AM – 10:40 AM BREAK
10:40 AM – 10:50 AM

Translational Neural Devices
Kari Ashmont, PhD, Program Analyst, Division of Neuroscience, NINDS
10:50 AM – 11:00 AM

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)
Stephanie Fertig, MBA, Research Project Manager, DTR, NINDS
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Discussion and Q&A
Session II:  Presentations from ICARE Members - Non-profits
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM

Epilepsy Foundation(pdf, 2047 KB)
Sonya Dumanis, PhD, Senior Director of Innovation, Epilepsy Foundation
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM

American Academy of Pediatrics(pdf, 2144 KB)

  • Sucheta Joshi, MD, FAAP, Medical Director
  • Trisha M. Calabrese, MPH, Director, Division of Innovation
  • Sarah Hueneke, MPH, CHES, Manager, Coordinating Center on Epilepsy
12:00 AM – 1:00 PM LUNCH

Session III: Community-wide Epilepsy Research Portfolio Analysis Update
1:00 PM – 1:20 PM

Portfolio Analysis Update(pdf, 2242 KB)
Miriam Leenders, PhD, Program Analyst, Division of Neuroscience, NINDS
1:20 PM – 1:40 PM

Epilepsy Ontology(pdf, 3186 KB)

  • Aristea Galanopoulou, MD, PhD
  • Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
  • Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1:40 PM – 2:00 PM

Discussion

Session IV:  Presentations from Federal Agencies

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM

CDMRP – Epilepsy Research Program(pdf, 1937 KB)
Anthony Pacifico, PhD, DoD, CDMRP
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM

NIH/NICHD(pdf, 572 KB)
Tracy King, MD, Program Director, NICHD, NINDS
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Epilepsy Research at NIH(pdf, 2005 KB)
Walter Koroshetz, MD, Director, NINDS
3:00 PM – 3:15PM

CDC(pdf, 1431 KB)
Niu Tian, MD, PhD, Medical Officer, CDC
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM Discussion and Wrap-up