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CURE F r ontie r s in Re se ar c h Se mina r Se rie s Ho st Guide line s Goa l for the Pr og r a m: T he g o a l o f CURE ’ s F ro ntie rs in Re se arc h Se minar Se rie s pro g ra m is to e xpo se re se a rc he rs, c linic ia ns a nd stude nts to e xc iting e pile psy re se a rc h a nd pro vide o ppo rtunitie s fo r yo ung inve stig a to rs to inte ra c t with le a de rs in the fie ld. Ove r vie w: CUR E will pr ovide $2,500* to e a c h sponsor e d le c tur e ship to offset c osts a ssoc ia te d with hosting a se mina r :  T ra ve l o f o ne e pile psy investigato r to a n institutio n fo r a visit o f up to 2 nig hts.  Me al with spe a ke r a nd stude nts/ po stdo c s/ fe llo ws/ fac ulty.  Re se a rc h se mina r and a sso c ia te d c o sts. * F o r intrac o ntine ntal spe ake rs. Co st fo r inte rnatio nal trave l will b e c o nside re d o n a c ase -b y-c ase b asis. T rave l b e twe e n Canada and the U.S. and b e twe e n c o untrie s in E uro pe is no t c o nside re d inte rnatio nal. In r e tur n, the host ag r e e s to:  Plan a nd ho st a 1-ho ur se mina r fe a turing e xc iting e pile psy re se a rc h. T he prima ry ta rg e t a udie nc e sho uld be g ra dua te stude nts a nd po stdo c to ral fe llo ws, tho ug h o the rs a re we lc o me to a tte nd.  Arra ng e a t le a st o ne me al to fa c ilita te info rmal dialo g ue with the invite d spe a ke r. T he me al sho uld b e a mo re intima te lunc h (o r dinne r) a tte nde d b y stude nts, the spe a ke r a nd the ho st. T he po int o f o rg anizing a me al is to c re a te a re la xe d e nviro nme nt whe re stude nts c a n e ng a g e with a se nio r le ve l e pile psy re se a rc he r.  Distrib ute a se mina r flye r o n/ a ro und c ampus to pr omo te awar eness. T he flyer must c o ntain CU RE ’s lo go and key seminar infor matio n (see example below). We ask that yo u pro vide CURE with a c o py of the flyer a t le a st two we e ks prio r to the se mina r.  Be fo re the talk be gins, display a title slide fe atur ing CU RE ’s lo g o (se e e xa mple b e lo w).  Pro vide a 1-2-minute intro duc tio n a bo ut CURE at the b e g inning o f the talk (se e ta lking po ints b e lo w). Or, if a CURE re pre se nta tive c an a tte nd, a llo w him/ he r to pro vide the intro duc tio n.  F o llo wing the se mina r, p ro vide CURE with pho to (s) o f the ho st and/ o r spe a ke r. Pho to s fro m se mina rs a re shar e d with CURE ’ s c o nstitue nts ac ro ss so c ial me dia .  Co mple te a ve ry b rie f po st se mina r surve y c a pturing hig hlig hts fro m the da y. Yo ur pa yme nt will b e pro c e sse d o nc e the surve y is c o mple te (pa yme nt de ta ils a re re q ue ste d a t the e nd o f the surve y). 2019 E lig ibility R e str ic tions: I nstitutio ns tha t ha ve re c e ive d se mina r funding fro m CURE in the pa st must wa it o ne full ye a r b e fo re the y c a n b e c o nside re d fo r funding a g a in. Simila rly, spe a ke rs must wa it a full ye a r b e fo re the y c a n b e invite d to spe a k a g a in. T o se e whic h institutio ns a nd spe a ke rs a re ine lig ib le in 2019, ple a se re fe r to o ur 2018 se mina r listing s lo c a te d he re – https:/ / www.c ure e pile psy.o rg / o ur-re se a rc h/ se mina rs-a nd-c o nfe re nc e s o r mo re info rmatio n, ple ase c o ntac t CURE: Research @ CURE F e pile psy.o rg

Spe ake r : Jaide e p Kapur MD PhD E ug e ne Me ye r I I I Pro fe sso r o f Ne uro sc ie nc e Pro fe sso r o f Ne uro lo g y Dire c to r, Ne uro sc ie nc e s Ce nte r a t Unive rsity Virg inia He a lth Sc ie nc e s Ce nte r. “ Sta tus E pile ptic us Re se arc h: my adve nture s” Sta te me nt o f Re se a rc h: Go a l o f this ta lk is to hig hlig ht impo rta nc e o f no ve l sc ie ntific a ppro a c he s a nd te a m sc ie nc e in e pile psy re se a rc h. Cha ng ing fo c us fro m the ro le GABA - me dia te d inhib itio n to AMPA me d ia te d e xc ita to ry tra nsmissio n a llo we d us to use no ve l b ra in ma pping te c hniq ue s a nd g e ne tic to o ls to g a in no ve l insig hts into pa tho physio lo g y o f sta tus e pile ptic us. Ja nua ry 9 th , 2018 12:00- 1:00 PM AMC- V20- 1000 Ska g g s Pha rma c e utic a l Sc ie nc e s Bldg . CURE (Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy) is a 501(c)3 dedicated to finding a cure for epilepsy (www.CUREepilepsy.org). 1

T alk T itle Spe a ke r CURE (Citize ns Unite d fo r Re se a rc h in E pile psy) is a 501(c )3 de dic a te d to finding a c ure fo r e pile psy.www.CURE e pile psy.o rg *RE SE ARCH GRANT S * I NI T I AT I VE S * SE MI NAR SE RI E S * CONF E RE NCE S *

CURE F r ontie r s in Re se ar c h Se minar Se r ie s T alking Points • Appro xima te ly 3.5 millio n Ame ric a ns (1% o f po pula tio n) a nd 65 millio n pe o ple wo rldwide ha ve e pile psy. 1 in 26 Ame ric a ns will de ve lo p it in the ir life time . • 2 in 3 pa tie nts do n’ t kno w the c a use o f the ir e pile psy a nd 1 in 3 do no t ha ve the ir se izure s c o ntro lle d b y a ny o f the c urre ntly a va ila b le tre a tme nts. • CURE wa s fo unde d in 1998 b y Susa n Axe lro d a nd a sma ll g ro up o f pa re nts o f c hildre n with e pile psy. I n the time sinc e , it ha s b e c o me the la rg e st no n- g o ve rnme nta l funde r o f e pile psy re se a rc h. • Sinc e its inc e ptio n in 1998, CURE ha s ra ise d mo re tha n $50 millio n to fund re se a rc h a nd o the r initia tive s tha t will le a d the wa y to a c ure . • CURE ha s funde d o ve r 220 re se a rc h g ra nts in 15 c o untrie s * a nd ha s ta ke n o n thre e ma jo r initia tive s in c ritic a l re se a rc h a re a s – infa ntile spa sms, e pile psy g e ne tic s a nd po st-tra uma tic b ra in injury. • CURE ha s le d a dra ma tic shift in the e pile psy re se a rc h c o mmunity fro m simply tre a ting se izure s to e nha nc ing unde rsta nding o f unde rlying me c ha nisms a nd c a use s, so tha t c ure s a nd pre ve nta tive stra te g ie s c a n b e fo und. • Ple a se visit the CURE we b site to le a rn mo re . www.CURE e pile psy.o rg * As of March 2018