Department of Neurology

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November 4, 2021

RO1 for Jessica Young, Sumie Jayadev, and Christine Disteche

ISCRM faculty members Jessica Young, Sumie Jayadev, and Christine Disteche have received a five-year, $6 million R01 grant to study the mechanisms of sex differences in risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers will use unique hiPSC lines generated by the Disteche lab that have different numbers of sex chromosomes and generate matched APOE4 or…


October 15, 2021

Join INPCS for our Inaugural Annual Meeting this November!

This year’s virtual conference, to be held November 4th – 6th, 2021, will focus on the theme of Taking Flight, celebrating the new society and highlighting the promise of this emerging field. We have an international and all-star lineup of speakers! Receive up to 15.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. There is NO Fee to…


October 13, 2021

Patient of Dr. Wundes at UW Multiple Sclerosis Center was featured on the Today Show, detailing her stem cell transplantation

Watch the video by following the link below:https://www.today.com/video/transplant-recipient-meets-her-donor-for-1st-time-live-on-today-120034885810 For more information about Annette Wundes, MD, read her UW Medicine Biography:


October 8, 2021

Congratulations to Catherine Amlie-Lefond, M.D. for receiving the 2022 Sidney Carter Award in Child Neurology

The Carter Award, one of the AAN’s premier lectures, is given annually to an exceptional child neurologist. The Carter Lecture is scheduled for presentation at the AAN Annual Meeting during the Presidential Plenary Session on Sunday, April 3, 2022, at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, WA.


October 4, 2021

Congratulations to Sidney M. Gospe Jr. MD, PhD for his 2021 Roger and Mary Brumback Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award


September 1, 2021

Child Neurology Residency Ranked Highly

Doximity just released its rankings of Child Neurology residency programs and the University of Washington is ranked #9 among pediatric hospitals.


June 25, 2021

8th Annual Trainee Research Poster Symposium Winners

The 8th Annual Trainee Research Poster symposium was another great success and exhibition of the important work our trainees are producing. All the participants did a wonderful job presenting the work they are contributing to our field. Four candidates stood out among their peers. On behalf of our esteemed Dr. Leslie-Mawzi, Dr. Patel, Dr. Chamberlain,…


June 1, 2021

Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions Innovation Grant

Congratulations to John Oakley, MD, Phd, Michael Persenaire, MD, Juliane Gust, MD, PhD and Thomas Grabowski, MD for receiving the Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions Innovation Grant.


May 27, 2021

Top Docs 2021 – Pediatric Neurology

Seattle magazine has published its list of “Top Docs” for Child Neurology. UW faculty have snared all but one of these peer-endorsed recommendations. Please join me in congratulating the following winners, some for multiple years!


May 26, 2021

Seattle Magazine: TOP DOCS 2021

Congratulations to Lynne Taylor, MD, Professor of Neurology and Michael Weiss, MD, Professor of Neurology for being cited as Top Docs in this year’s Seattle Magazine survey. This honor reflects the admiration of their Puget Sound area neurologist peers. They were both cited last year, and some years before that.



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