Description
The DoW Epilepsy Leveraging Research Award aims to support basic, translational, and/or clinical research that repurposes or expands existing research resources to accelerate the understanding of post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) and associated comorbidities. The study must adapt an existing cohort, resource, research tool, or intervention for which PTE was not a prior focus or application. The proposed project should not detract from the primary aims of the parent study but rather complement the study by enriching the research that may be performed. Key areas of focus include markers and mechanisms of PTE, epidemiological characterization of PTE, longitudinal studies of PTE progression, and innovative research tools and technologies.
• The study must address at least one of the focus areas listed.
• The proposed research must provide a strong scientific justification for adding PTE-specific cohorts, outcomes, assessments, or analyses.
• The research team should have appropriate expertise to accomplish the goals of the proposed research, including expertise in the fields of both TBI and epilepsy.
• Collaborative research approaches, such as community-based participatory research, are encouraged to optimize research impact.