AEA Community Seed Grant
It was September 1, 2022 when we introduced Dr. Matteo Gastaldi. Click here for his introductory post where we learned about him, his study plans and how his project would help patients and families affected by AE. In the 2022 AEA Community Seed Grant Final Report, Dr. Gastaldi explains the outcomes of his project, the Cognitive teleRehabilitation in […]
The AE Alliance is honored to receive 27 grant applications for this year’s program. We received applications from 7 countries and 17 states within the US. While research proposals and topics varied, all proposals were similar due to the requirement that all proposed studies must have direct implications for patients with AE. To learn more […]
Dr. Robin van Steenhoven (Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands) was awarded a 2023 AEA Community Seed Grant for the investigation of Seronegative autoimmune encephalitis: exploration of clinical and neuropathological characteristics. Learn more about his research and how it will impact those affected with autoimmune encephalitis. The start date for the award is September […]
Dr. Helena Ariño Rodríguez (Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Cemcat, Barcelona, Spain) was awarded a 2023 AEA Community Seed Grant for the investigation of Automated detection of autoimmune encephalitis using artificial intelligence. Learn more about her research and how it will impact those affected with autoimmune encephalitis. The start date for the award is August 1, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
