Notice

The South West and Wales Epilepsy Research Network consists of a multi-disciplinary community researching, modelling, diagnosing and treating epilepsy. Their first network meeting is being held in Bristol on Friday 25^th September 8:45am-5:30pm and is supported by the Epilepsy Research Institute.

The meeting is open to:

• Clinicians
• Researchers
• Mathematicians
• Physicists
• Engineers

If you would like to join the meeting or have queries regarding the South West and Wales Epilepsy Research Network please contact [email protected].

Agenda 

845-9am Coffee, Tea, soft drinks and refreshments

9-930am Dr Jack Underwood (Clinical Lecturer in Forensic Psychiatry, Cardiff University) “Neurodevelopmental features of CACNA1C-Related Disorders'

930-945am Dr Doretta Caramaschi (Lecturer, University of Exeter) “Molecular epidemiological studies of epilepsy”

945-1015am Miss Sophie Smith (PhD student, University of Bristol) “Epilepsy and Sleep in Neurodevelopment & Human Brain Tissue Work”

1015-1045am Dr Brendan Mclean (Consultant Neuropsychiatrist, Cornwall Partnership FT) “Continuous Subcutaneous EEG monitoring in patients with ID”

1045-1115am Coffee and Tea

1115-1145am Dr Jake Ahern (Research Fellow, University of Birmingham) “Circadian rhythms in epilepsy”

1145-1215pm Dr Jingyi Long (Research Fellow, University of Bristol) " CASK, epilepsy and sleep"

1215-1245pm Dr Marc Goodfellow (Associate Professor, University of Exeter) “Mathematical models to predict epilepsy and seizures”

1245-115pm Mr Huw Strafford (Research officer, Swansea University) “Characterising refractory epilepsy using the SAIL Epilepsy Research Cohort (SERC)'”

115-145pm LUNCH PROVIDED

145-215pm Dr Matthew Winter (Associate Professor, University of Exeter) " Zebrafish as a model for studying seizures and epilepsy"

215-245pm Dr Russell Azad Khan (Postdoctoral researcher, Swansea University) “Functional Seizures in Wales”

245-315pm Prof Tom Harcourt-Brown (Head of veterinary neurology, Langford Vets, University of Bristol) “Development of a novel, cost-effective, implantable vagus nerve stimulator in dogs”

315-345pm Coffee and Tea

345-415pm Dr Michael Ashby (Associate Professor, University of Bristol) “Neuronal physiology in surgically-resected human neocortex”

415-445pm Dr Henry Wang (Research Associate, University of Bath) “EEG Foundation Models for Seizure Detection”

445-515pm Miss Jodie Hall (PhD student, University of Exeter) ‘Co-adapting and evaluating a web-based problem-solving intervention for children aged 9-12 years who have epilepsy’

5:15pm onwards go to The Beckford or Open Arms for drinks (and food)