AEA Community Seed Grant

Meet Dr. Alessandro Dinoto August 15, 2023

Dr. Alessandro Dinoto (University of Verona, Verona, Italy) was awarded a 2023 AEA Community Seed Grant for Investigating the role of complement activation and antibody subclasses in anti-LGI1 and anti-CASPR2 encephalitis: a pilot study. Learn more about his research and how it will impact those affected with autoimmune encephalitis. The start date for the award is […]

2023 Research Network Month: Dr. Amaia Muñoz-Lopetegi ~ 2021 AEA Community Seed Grant Recipient ~ Research Update May 15, 2023

Dr. Amaia Muñoz-Lopetegi received an AEA Community Seed Grant in 2021. Today, in honor of Research Network Month, she provides an update on her research with anti-LGI1 encephalitis: diagnostic tests and prognostic implications. Click here to meet Dr. Muñoz-Lopetegi and hear the research update. The AEA Community Seed Grant program is funded by donations from […]

2023 Research Network Month: Dr. Soon-Tae Lee ~ 2021 AEA Community Seed Grant ~ Research Update May 9, 2023

Dr. Soon-Tae Lee received an AEA Community Seed Grant in 2021. Today, in honor of Research Network Month, he provides an update on his research with seronegative autoimmune encephalitis: clinical characteristics and courses, the effect of immunotherapy and its duration, and prognostic factors. The AEA Community Seed Grant program is funded by donations from the […]

Meet Dr. Leigh Sepeta & Dr. Elizabeth Wells October 11, 2022

Dr. Leigh Sepeta & Dr. Elizabeth Wells (Children’s National Hospital, Washington DC, USA) were awarded a 2022 AEA Community Seed Grant to investigate the Predictors of Cognitive Outcomes in Children with Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. Learn more about their research and how it will impact those affected with autoimmune encephalitis. The start date for the award […]

Meet Dr. Matteo Gastaldi September 1, 2022

Dr. Matteo Gastaldi (C. Mondino National Institute of Neurology Foundation, IRCCS, in Pavia, Italy) was awarded a 2022 AEA Community Seed Grant to investigate the Cognitive teleRehabilitation in patients with Encephalitis of AutoIMmune etiology: CoRE-AIM study. Learn more about his research and how it will impact those affected with autoimmune encephalitis. The start date for the award is September 1, 2022. You […]

2021 AEA Seed Grant Final Report: Dr. Soon-Tae Lee May 27, 2022

It was May 14, 2021 when we introduced Dr. Soon-Tae Lee. Click here for last year’s post where we learned about him, his study plans and how his project would help patients and families affected by AE. In the 2021 AEA Community Seed Grant Final Report, Dr. Lee explains the outcomes of his project, Development of optimal […]

2021 AEA Seed Grant Final Report: Dr. Amaia Muñoz Lopetegi May 26, 2022

It was May 26, 2021 when we introduced Dr. Amaia Muñoz Lopetegi. Click here for last year’s post where we learned about her, her study plans and how her project would help patients and families affected by AE. In the 2021 AEA Community Seed Grant Final Report, Dr. Munoz-Lopetegi explains the outcomes of her project, […]

2021 AEA Community Seed Grant Final Report: Dr. Juna de Vries May 24, 2022

It was May 20, 2021 when we introduced Dr. Juna de Vries . Click here for last year’s post where we learned about her, her study plans and how her project would help patients and families affected by AE. In the 2021 AEA Community Seed Grant Final Report, Dr. de Vries explains the outcomes of […]

Meet Dr. Amaia Muñoz Lopetegi! May 26, 2021

Dr. Amaia Muñoz Lopetegi (Hospital Clinic of Barcelona – Spain) has been awarded the AEA Community Seed Grant to investigate the Subclinical activity in anti-LGI1 encephalitis: diagnostic tests and prognostic implications. Learn more about her study and how this will affect those affected with autoimmune encephalitis. You have been awarded the AEA Seed Grant, can you tell us […]

Meet Dr. Soon-Tae Lee! May 14, 2021

Dr. Soon-Tae Lee (Seoul National University Hospital – South-Korea) has been awarded the AEA Community Seed Grant to investigate the Development of optimal clinical approaches in seronegative autoimmune encephalitis. Learn more about his study and how this will affect those affected with seronegative autoimmune encephalitis (AE). You have been awarded the AEA Community Seed Grant, can […]