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Center for Epilepsy Drug Discovery (CEDD)

Center for Epilepsy Drug Discovery (CEDD) logo

Mission
To support the development of therapies for epilepsy and related comorbidities through research, education, and outreach.

Vision
A future without seizures and medication side effects and one that contributes to the discovery of innovative antiseizure medicines and promotes the training of next generation epilepsy scientist.

Values
Research that is driven by science.

Respect for our partnerships and the patients and community we serve.

Provide state-of-the-art training in the early discovery and characterization of antisiezure medicines using etiologically relevant approaches.

Strategy
Improve the lives of people living with epilepsy through the development and utilization of novel approaches and platforms that identify and advance transformative antiseizure medicines.

Educate and train the undergraduate, graduate, and professional student with an interest in translational epilepsy research in a collaborative environment.

Core Research Programs

Drug Resistant Epilepsy

  • Rodent models of drug resistant seizures and epilepsy
  • Novel drug discovery platforms
  • Medication adherence

Novel Contributors to Epileptogenesis

  • Neuroinflammation
  • Comorbid conditions

Epilepsy Risk in Special Patient Groups

  • Alzheimer’s disease associated risk genes
  • Seizures in older people

Leadership Team

Jayanth Panyam

Jayanth Panyam

Dean, School of Pharmacy

Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics

Ryan Hansen

Ryan Hansen

Chair, Department of Pharmacy

Professor of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy

Melissa Barker-Haliski

Melissa Barker-Haliski

Co-Director

Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics

H. Steve White

H. Steve White

Co-Director

Professor, Department of Pharmacy

Meet the CEDD Team