Areas of Interest
Molecular basis of electrical excitability
- Structure and function of voltage-gated sodium channels in nerve and heart
- Pathophysiological functions of human gene variants in epilepsy, cardiac arrhythmia, and SUDEP
- Transgenic mouse and rabbit models of human channelopathies
- Patient-specific human induced pluripotent stem cell neurons and cardiac myocytes to study epilepsy and cardiac arrhythmia
Honors & Awards
- Elected, National Academy of Medicine, 2021
- Elected, Fellow of the American Epilepsy Society, 2019
- Elected, American Epilepsy Society Board of Directors, 2018
- NIH-NINDS Javits Merit Award, 2017