Navigator Symposium: Late-onset epilepsy
DATE: Thursday 30 April, 2026
VENUE: Atlantic Tower Hotel Liverpool by Sunday, Chapel Street, Liverpool L3 9AG
We are pleased to invite you to the next Epilepsy Research Institute Navigator Symposium, bringing together established and early career researchers to share findings and build collaborations in key areas of epilepsy research. Led by an Epilepsy Research Institute Fellow, these symposia support learning, networking and the development of new research partnerships.
Our upcoming event will focus on late-onset epilepsy, a growing challenge as epilepsy incidence rises sharply after the age of 60. With ageing populations, there is an urgent need to better understand causes and risks and to improve diagnosis and treatment. The symposium will highlight current research into epilepsy in later life and help shape future initiatives to support this group.
Designed to be particularly beneficial for early career researchers, the programme will feature contributions from both established and emerging researchers, with a focus on clinical and pre-clinical research.
The symposium is co-chaired by Dr Francesca Chaloner (Imperial College London), Epilepsy Research Institute Fellow, and Dr Sana Hannan (Lancaster University).
The keynote speaker is Professor Matthias Koepp (University College London), who will present an update on the first anti-epileptogenesis trial in post-stroke epilepsy.
Other confirmed speakers include:
- Professor Ley Sander
- Professor Hedley Emsley
- Dr Alice Lam
- Dr Rob Wykes
- Dr Josie Mayer
- And many more!
Sessions will cover the landscape of late-onset epilepsy, challenges in diagnosis, causes and co-morbidities (including stroke and Alzheimer’s disease), and opportunities for treatment.
“An excellent day for collaboration and networking.”
– Previous symposium attendee
If you have any questions, please contact Dr Hannah Pickard at [email protected].
The Institute would like to thank Precisis and Biohaven for sponsoring this event.
