Join us for the LINC Seminar Series! Our theme this month is Epilepsy, exploring cutting-edge research and innovative approaches across data science, clinical practice, and molecular biology to better understand and treat this complex condition.
Drug repurposing in epilepsy: the metformin exemplar — from health data science to basic science and back
Date: Wednesday 19 November
Time: 12 noon (Lunch) / 12.30pm - 1.30pm Talks
Speakers
- Dr Nasir Mirza, Consultant Neurologist at The Walton Centre
'Using drug repurposing to address unmet needs in epilepsy' - Dr Gashirai Mbizvo, NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in Neurology, University of Liverpool/ Neurology Registrar, The Walton Centre
'Metformin for primary prevention and symptom control in epilepsy (disease modification?) – the TriNetX angle' - Dr Ali Bakhsh, Neurosurgery Resident & Doctoral Clinical Fellow, The Walton Centre
'Metformin in brain-tumour-related epilepsy' - Professor Ben Goult, University of Liverpool
'New insights into CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD) – how basic science revealed a mechanical basis for why CDKL5 variants cause developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE)'
Venue
- Hosted in Sid Watkins Building, The Walton Centre
- Livestreamed to University of Liverpool campus- Seminar Room SR3/4, Thompson Yates Building
Enquiries to linc@liverpool.ac.uk.