LOS ANGELES ― Annapurna Poduri, MD, MPH, FAES, was elected Nominating Committee member at-large for the American Epilepsy Society (AES) at the conclusion of the Society's annual meeting in Los Angeles. A medical and scientific society of more than 5,200 members, AES is dedicated to advancing research and education for preventing, treating and curing epilepsy.
Dr. Poduri is the deputy director of National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and has pursued the genetic causes of epilepsy from the clinic to the laboratory, with early work involving novel discovery of somatic mutation in pediatric brain disease. She earned her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and completed her residency at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She completed her fellowship in electrophysiology and pediatric epilepsy at Boston Children’s Hospital. She received her MPH from the Harvard School of Public Health and her undergraduate degree in biology from Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
She serves as an elected member of the board of AES and has served as an invited member of the Genomics Commission of the International League Against Epilepsy, chair of the AES/NINDS Benchmarks Stewards Committee, member of the NINDS NST1 study section and on scientific advisory boards for foundations devoted to developing precision medicine for patients with epilepsy.
Her collaborative research and mentorship contributions have been recognized through numerous honors, including the American Neurological Association’s Derek Denny-Brown Young Neurological Scholar Award, the American Academy of Neurology’s Dreifuss-Penry Epilepsy Award and the Harvard Club of Boston’s Most Influential Women designation. She served as founder and director of the Epilepsy Genetics Program at Boston Children’s Hospital and professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School before joining NINDS.
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