Projects funded

Project	Investigator	Institution	Dates funded
Epilepsy Mortality in Ireland	Dr Yvonne Langan	St James’s Hospital/ Trinity College in collaboration with HRB	2020-
An Analysis of the Current Implementation and Societal Impact of Group 1 and Group 2 Driving Restrictions in both Newly Diagnosed and Established Patients with Epilepsy	Prof Norman Delanty	Beaumont Hospital/ RCSI	2020-2021
The microbiome as an environmental trigger for autoimmune epilepsy	Dr Gianpiero Cavalleri	RCSI	2018 - 2021
Co-producing health and well-being in partnership with patients, families and communities: The role of the epilepsy patient portal	Dr Mary Fitzsimons	RCSI	2018 - 2020
MicroRNAs in the mechanism of ketogenic diet therapies and as biomarkers in paediatric epilepsy	Prof David Henshall	RCSI	2016 – 2019
Can Dogs Predict Epileptic Seizures	Neil Powell	Queens University Belfast	2017
Epilepsy Deaths Register for Ireland		UCC/ Sheffield University	2015 -
MicroRNA Biofluid Profiles as Molecular Diagnostics for Response to the Antiepileptic Drug Leveteracitam	Sinead Heavin	RCSI	2014 – 2016
The Collaborative Development of an Evidence-based Educational Resource for Self-disclosure Strategies for People With Epilepsy	Dr Naomi Elliott	Trinity College Dublin	2014 – 2016
An evaluation of the role of the Epilepsy Specialist Nurse and the impact on patient quality of life.	Prof Agnes Higgins	Trinity College Dublin	2013 - 2016
Demystify the veil of secrecy: a mixed method inquiry of parent-child dialogue about epilepsy and its associated stigma.	Dr Veronica Lambert	Dublin City University	2013- 2016
Genome-wide DNA methylation analysis of hippocampus from patients with pharmacoresistant temporal lobe epilepsy	Prof David Henshall	RCSI	2012 -2013
A pharmacogenomic study of chronic refractory epilepsy	Dr Gianpiero Cavalleri	RCSI	2010 - 2012
Baroreflex sensitivity in individuals with epilepsy: Does it play a role in SUDEP?	Dr Yvonne Langan	St James’s Hospital	2010 - 2012
Heritability of cognitive endophenotypes in temporal lobe epilepsy	Dr Teresa Burke,	University College Dublin	2010 – 2011
The Prevalence of Epilepsy in Ireland Study	Dr Christine Linehan	University College Dublin	2009

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