2015 CURE SUDEP Award

2015 CURE SUDEP Award Every year, more than 1 in 1,000 people with epilepsy die from Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP).  There is an urgent need for more research into the causes of SUDEP, including but not limited to the identification of SUDEP-specific biomarkers. Therefore, CURE seeks novel research projects that will address the goal of understanding and eliminating SUDEP. This program will award grants to researchers submitting innovative proposals that suggest new directions for SUDEP research. We specifically encourage studies that may not be currently fundable by other agencies because of their preliminary or unconventional nature. Priority will be given to translational research projects (bedside-to-bench and bench-to-bedside), the identification of human-specific biomarkers of SUDEP, and to collaborative projects, especially those that are inclusive of investigators and expertise from fields outside of epilepsy. Eligibility: This award is available to both established and early career investigators* exploring cutting-edge approaches to understanding and preventing human SUDEP. International applicants and applicants from outside the field of epilepsy with novel insight into the causes and prevention of SUDEP are welcome. Researchers who serve on CURE’s Scientific Advisory Council are ineligible to apply for or sponsor a grant for the duration of their term. All materials must be submitted in English. * Generally, early career inv...
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