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Email

i.scheffer@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Chair of Paediatric Neurology Research
Department of Medicine
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
Monash University
Bachelors Degree
Monash University
ORCID

0000-0002-2311-2174

Prof Ingrid Scheffer

Chair of Paediatric Neurology Research
Department of Medicine

992 Scholarly works
82 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2022

    Research Grant

    "Integrative-Omics" for Precision Medicine in the Epilepsies
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    "Integrative-Omics" for Precision Medicine in the Epilepsies
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Defining Dravet syndrome: An essential pre-requisite for precision medicine trials
    DOI: 10.1111/epi.17015
  • 2021

    Journal article

    FBXO28 causes developmental and epileptic encephalopathy with profound intellectual disability
    DOI: 10.1111/epi.16784
  • 2020

    Journal article

    BRAT1 encephalopathy: a recessive cause of epilepsy of infancy with migrating focal seizures
    DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.14428
  • 2020

    Journal article

    Familial adult myoclonic epilepsy type 1 SAMD12 TTTCA repeat expansion arose 17,000 years ago and is present in Sri Lankan and Indian families
    DOI: 10.1038/s41431-020-0606-z
  • 2020

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Precision Medicine for a Life-Threatening Infantile Epilepsy
Ingrid Scheffer

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2020
Reappointment for 3 years University of Melbourne
2020
UoM Service Recognition 25 Year Bronze Medal
2018
Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
2017
Monash University 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    On-site exposure to clinical epilepsy practice for experimental scientists engaged in epilepsy research: A pilot study by the ILAE commission on neurobiology.
    DOI: 10.1002/epi4.70282
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Viewpoint: Decline in Speech and Language Skills May Signal Childhood Dementia.
    DOI: 10.1044/2026_AJSLP-25-00310
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Ameliorating Seizures in Dravet Syndrome: A Review of Newly Approved and Investigational Drugs, RNA and Gene-Based Therapies
    DOI: 10.1007/s40263-026-01276-x
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Predictive value of seizure onset for gross motor dysfunction in individuals with pathogenic GABRB2 and GABRB3 variants
    DOI: 10.1002/epi.70096
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Rare heterozygous de novo variants in RAPGEF2 are associated with a neurodevelopmental disorder
    DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2026.101685
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Systematic analysis of snRNA genes reveals frequent RNU2-2 variants in dominant and recessive developmental and epileptic encephalopathies
    DOI: 10.1038/s41588-026-02547-5
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Diagnostic Yield of Comprehensive Reanalysis After Nondiagnostic Short-Read Genome Sequencing in Infants With Unexplained Epilepsy
    DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000214645
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Lysophosphatidic acid–mediated NF-κB activation promotes FOXC2 expression essential for lymphatic valve development
    DOI: 10.1172/jci193364

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