Childhood Epilepsies – Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation

2021 Research Grant October 31, 2020

Developing novel treatments for MTOR-related severe childhood epilepsies

Chief Investigator: Professor Leanne Dibbens Research Area: Improving children’s mental health and the impact of developmental disorders. Basic Science Funding Year: 2021 Funding Amount: $98,000 Recipient: University of South Australia

News October 22, 2020

CRF helps UniSA researchers improve children’s health and wellbeing

The University of South Australia has been awarded almost $550,000 in research funding by the Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation to support seven research projects, focussed specifically on improving the

News August 12, 2019

Professor Jozef Gécz named Scientist of the Year

Professor Jozef Gécz has been named South Australian Scientist of the Year at the 2019 Science Excellence Awards. Jozef is a global leader in the genetics and biology of childhood

2016 Research Grant, Research Grants October 31, 2015

Identifying the pathological mechanism of childhood epilepsy and adolescent movement disorders caused by PRRT2 mutations

Chief Investigator: Dr James Hughes Funding Amount: $75,000 Recipient: The University of Adelaide Overview: Epilepsy and movement disorders are highly debilitating conditions that together affect approximately 3% of individuals at

2016 Research Grant, Research Grants October 31, 2015

Understanding the contribution of parental mosaicism to the causes of childhood genetic epilepsies.

Chief Investigator: Dr Sarah Heron Funding Amount: $75,000 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview: This project will help to accurately define the frequency of somatic mosaicism, that is, the presence