Jillian McKee, MD, PhD

Research Interests

SYNGAP1-related neurodevelopmental disorder, clinical trial readiness, EEG biomarkers, electronic medical data, machine learning/AI, seizure prediction

Education

BS, Honours Physiology, McGill University
PhD, Computational Neuroscience, University of Chicago
MD, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine

Hometown

Toronto, Canada

JoeyLynn Nolan, RRT, NPS, AEC

Research Interests

Genetic Epilepsy, Intractable Epilepsy, Rare Disorders, Parent Advocacy.

Education

RRT, NPS, AEC, Gwynedd Mercy College, Health Science, Allied Health, Respiratory Therapy

Hometown

Philadelphia

Hobbies

Cofounder of Tbc1d24 Foundation, writing, exercising, chasing my 3 children around while finding creative ways to honor and include our baby lost to Tbc1d24 disorder.

Julie Xian, BA

Research Interests

Neurogenetics, computational phenotyping

Education

BA, University of Pennsylvania
MD/PhD Student, Johns Hopkins Medical Scientist Training Program

Hometown

Long Island, NY

Hobbies

Soccer, rock climbing, hammocking, skiing, anything outdoors

Michael Kaufman, MS

Research Interests

Leveraging big data for genotypic and phenotypic research including developing predictive models and extracting and analyzing electronic medical records to hopefully lead to improved and more equitable care for patients as a result of these findings.

Education

BA, Cognitive Science, Vassar College
MS, Data Science, Drexel University

Hometown

Merion Station, PA

Hobbies

Lots of baking, cooking and weight lifting (to balance out all the baked goods). Michael also has a passion for boardgames and has recently been trying to learn new languages as well.