Neuroscience Research in Delaware Valley
Helping Improve Quality of Life for Kids With Brain & Spine Conditions
Our team is researching new and innovative treatments that improve the lives of kids with neurological disorders.
With our work, we’re trying to understand everything we can about brain and spine conditions in children. What causes them? How can we better predict progression? Answering these questions is how we develop new treatments and prevention therapies.
Our research team includes experts in neuroscience, epilepsy, general neurology, neonatal neurology, neuro-ophthalmology, neuromuscular disorders, neuroimmunology and genetics.
With active clinical trials exploring new treatments for conditions like tuberous sclerosis, migraine and Dravet syndrome, we’re helping translate discoveries into real-world impact.
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Our team is working to discover new treatments to help kids with brain and spine conditions. What we learn directly guides our care. You can enroll your child in a clinical trial or a registry.
Pediatric Neurology Research Focus Areas
Our center includes research labs that focus on:
- Pediatric epilepsy and cognitive impairments
- Early-onset motor neuron disorders
- Neonatal brain injury
- Neurodevelopmental disorders and neurological cancers
Related Research Centers & Labs
Our research is integrated. We regularly work across our system with the following centers and labs.
- Biobank & Molecular Analysis Program (BMAP)
- Biomedical Research Informatics Center (BRIC)
- Biostatistics Program
- Cell Science Core
- Dynamics in Epilepsy & Cognitive Development Lab (DECODE)
- High-Throughput Screening / Drug Discovery Core
- Histochemistry & Tissue Processing Core Lab
- Motor Neuron Diseases Research LabÂ
- Muscle Enzyme Histochemistry Lab
- Neonatal Brain Injury Lab
- Swank Autism Center
- Translational Neurobiology & Drug Discovery Lab
Our Research PartnershipsÂ
We collaborate with many different institutions, including:
- , Wilmington, Del.
- , Dover, Del.
- , Bar Harbor, Maine
- , Philadelphia, Pa.
- , Newark, Del.
Meet Our Team
Our researchers push the limits to better understand and treat pediatric neurological conditions. Meet them now.
Pravin Wagley, MS
Program Manager, Neuroscience Research Center
Mohamed Ouardouz, PhD
Laboratory Manager
Karen Sperle, MS
Research Associate
Patrick Jasinski, PhD
Research Associate
Aysegul Cort Donmez, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Andrew T. Ebenezer, MS
Research Assistant II
Maya Nix, BS
Research Assistant I
Lisa Vala
Epilepsy Coordinator
Juan Ruiz, BS
Research Assistant I
