Research Recognition Award
With our annual Research Recognition Award of CHF 25,000 we support scientific projects. In this way we help improve the understanding of epilepsy and enable treatment processes to be derived or further developed.
“The start-up funding from the Epilepsy League has paid off enormously. We have learnt a great deal about the genetic causes of epilepsy and can now recognise many forms of epilepsy better and earlier. Moreover, this knowledge has enabled better, targeted treatment to be developed for some patients during several follow-up studies.” (Prof. Johannes Lemke, 2011 Research Grant recipient)
Laureates 2024
At equal parts:
«Neuromorphic real-time detection of patient-specific epileptiform patterns»
Filippo Costa (Universität Zürich) and Debora Ledergerber, Ph.D. (Klinik Lengg), Zurich
«Development of a pipeline to determine EEG connectivity on an individual level»
Eric Ménétré (Ph.D.), HUG, Genève
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Filippo Costa, Debora Ledergerber, Eric Ménétré (l. to r.)
Laureate 2023
PD Dr. med. Marian Galovic, Universitätsspital Zürich
Laureates 2022
At equal parts:
Seizure biomarkers after non-epileptic events
Dr. med. Isabelle Beuchat, CHUV, Lausanne
Detection and outcome of early nonconvulsive status epilepticus following cardiac arrest
Dr. med. Pia De Stefano, HUG, Genève
Laureates 2021
At equal parts:
Sleep homeostasis affects scalp HFO rates in pediatric epilepsy
PD Dr. Dr. Georgia Ramantani, Universitätsspital Zürich
Deep-learning for EEG analysis: towards a clinical application
PD Dr. Dr. Frédéric Zubler, Inselspital Bern
Laureates 2020
Modulation of epileptic activity by closed-loop acoustic stimulation during sleep – a pilot study
Dr. med. Francesco Capecchi, PD Dr. med. Lukas Imbach, Universitätsspital Zürich (Photo: Christoph Stulz, USZ)
Laureate 2019
The absent mind – Neurocognition and sleep in young people with absence seizures
Dr. phil. Martina Hubacher, University Children’s Hospital Basel (UKBB)
Laureates 2018
Prof. Dr. med. Roland Wiest, Dr. phil. Claus Kiefer and Prof. Dr. med. Dr. sc. nat. Kaspar Schindler, Inselspital Bern
Photo, from left to right: Epilepsy League president Prof. Stephan Rüegg, award winner Prof. Roland Wiest and Dr. Klaus Meyer
Laureates 2017
Decreasing susceptibility of the epileptic networks by suppression of fast ripples in a mouse-model of temporal lobe epilepsy
Dr. Charles Quairiaux (photo), Dr. Abbas Khani and Prof. Christoph Michel, Department of Basic Neurosciences at the University of Geneva
2016
Using closed-loop optogenetic intervention to investigate the mechanisms of epileptogenesis and its anti-epileptogenic effects in a mouse model of temporal lobe epilepsy
Jean-Marc Fritschy (left), Tilo Gschwind
Universität Zürich
2015
Quantitative Analysis of Simultaneous and Co-localized EEG-fNIRS Recordings in Patients with Interictal Epileptic Discharges – a Pilot Study
Christian Rummel
2014
Modulation of cortical excitability and epileptic activity by neocortical glucose sensing neurons
Christophe Lamy
2013
in equal parts
Lactate as a novel astrocytic modulator of euronal network activity in epileptic conditions
Jean-Yves Chatton
Diagnostischer Wert von Copeptin bei Fieberkrampf (EpiCop)
Benjamin Stöcklin
2012
Einfluss von Hypsarrhythmie und Spike Waves auf den Slow Wave Schlaf bei Kindern mit Blitz-Nick-Salaam (BNS)-Epilepsie und Auswirkungen auf die kognitive Entwicklung im Alter von 18 Monaten
Bernhard Schmitt
2011
Projekt zur Aufklärung genetischer Ursachen von autosomal-rezessiven Epilepsieerkrankungen.
Johannes Lemke
2010
Projekt zur genetischen Typisierung von Patienten, die unter Fieberkrämpfen gelitten haben.
Pierre Lavenez
2009
Role of the Innate Immune System in the Pathophysiology of Temporal Epilepsy
Jean-Marc Fritschy
2008
Projekt mit funktionellem Sprach-MRI, Source EEG sowie neurologischer und neuropsychologischer Testung bei Kindern mit benigner Epilepsie mit zentrotemporalen Spikes (BECTS) im Universitätskinderspital beider Basel (UKBB)
Alexandre Datta
2007
Development of Quality of Life Inventory for Patients with Epilepsy in Switzerland
Anne.-Catherine Héritier Barras, Mary Kurian, Margitta Seeck
2006
Role of Neurotrophins in Epilepsy
Swenja Landweer
Randomisierte Studie zur Behandlung von refraktärem Status epilepticus
Andrea Rossetti
2005
Persönlichkeit und emotionales Erleben bei Epilepsiepatienten nach selektiver Amygdala-Hippokampektomie
Reinhard E. Ganz, Matthias Schmutz
2004
Infuence of N-Acetylcysteine on Brain Glutathione and Taurine Levels in Healthy Controls and Patients with Focal Epilepsy measured wicht H MR-Spectroscopy
Susanne Müller
