{"id":32788,"date":"2024-10-11T07:26:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T14:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sop.washington.edu\/?page_id=32788"},"modified":"2026-05-28T08:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:00:33","slug":"center-for-epilepsy-drug-discovery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/research\/center-for-epilepsy-drug-discovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Center for Epilepsy Drug Discovery (CEDD)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-img alignnone\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Center-for-Epilepsy-Drug-Discovery.png\" alt=\"Center for Epilepsy Drug Discovery (CEDD) logo\" width=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mission<\/strong><br \/>\nTo support the development of therapies for epilepsy and related comorbidities through research, education, and outreach.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vision<\/strong><br \/>\nA future without seizures and medication side effects and one that contributes to the discovery of innovative antiseizure medicines and promotes the training of next generation epilepsy scientist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Values<\/strong><br \/>\nResearch that is driven by science.<\/p>\n<p>Respect for our partnerships and the patients and community we serve.<\/p>\n<p>Provide state-of-the-art training in the early discovery and characterization of antisiezure medicines using etiologically relevant approaches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strategy<\/strong><br \/>\nImprove the lives of people living with epilepsy through the development and utilization of novel approaches and platforms that identify and advance transformative antiseizure medicines.<\/p>\n<p>Educate and train the undergraduate, graduate, and professional student with an interest in translational epilepsy research in a collaborative environment.<\/p>\n<h2>Core Research Programs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Drug Resistant Epilepsy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rodent models of drug resistant seizures and epilepsy<\/li>\n<li>Novel drug discovery platforms<\/li>\n<li>Medication adherence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Novel Contributors to Epileptogenesis<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Neuroinflammation<\/li>\n<li>Comorbid conditions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Epilepsy Risk in Special Patient Groups<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alzheimer\u2019s disease associated risk genes<\/li>\n<li>Seizures in older people<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Leadership Team<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jayanth-Panyam-2.jpg\" alt=\"Jayanth Panyam\" width=\"140\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/sop.washington.edu\/people\/jayanth-panyam\/\">Jayanth Panyam<\/a><\/h3>\n<h5>Dean, School of Pharmacy<\/h5>\n<p>Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/hansen_ryan.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan Hansen\" width=\"140\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"\/people\/ryan-hansen\/\">Ryan Hansen<\/a><\/h3>\n<h5>Chair, Department of Pharmacy<\/h5>\n<p>Professor of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/white_H_Steve.jpg\" alt=\"H. Steve White\" width=\"140\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"\/people\/steve-white\/\">H. Steve White<\/a><\/h3>\n<h5>Director<\/h5>\n<p>Professor, Department of Pharmacy<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"\/research\/center-for-epilepsy-drug-discovery\/who-we-are\/\"  class=\"btn btn-lg arrow gold\"><span class=\"text-center\">Meet the CEDD Team<\/span><span class=\"arrow-box\"><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission To support the development of therapies for epilepsy and related comorbidities through research, education, and outreach. 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