Autoimmunity, Rasmussen’s, Inflammation & Status Epilepticus research Network |  |
Rising together to advance hope, healing, and outcomes for neuroinflammatory diseases, a group of conditions characterized by inflammation of the brain, which can lead to memory loss, changes in thinking, changes in behavior, seizures, and progressive brain damage. | |
Principal Investigators
Emory University
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What was your consortium's most significant achievement from the past year?
Grace Gombolay, MD, Principal Investigator, ARISEN: Our most significant achievement over the past year was successfully establishing the operational, scientific, and governance infrastructure needed to launch ARISEN as a fully functioning research consortium.
EARLY CAREER INVESTIGATOR SPOTLIGHT
What are your research goals?
Dr. Sandweiss: My short-term research goals are to identify risk factors and early biomarkers that may predict the onset of NMDARE. My long-term research goals are to understand the underlying mechanisms that drive this disorder in order to develop novel interventions that improve children's neurocognitive outcomes.