Ingrid Scheffer
Australian paediatric neurologist · Australia · On the map · Doctors · Born 1958 · age 67
Ingrid Eileen Scheffer is an Australian paediatric neurologist and senior research fellow at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health. Scheffer has made several major advances in the field of epilepsy research. Scheffer is credited with finding the first gene implicated in epilepsy.
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2021Leonard Cox AwardAward2018Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward2014Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical SciencesAwardFellow of the Australian Academy of ScienceAwardOfficer of the Order of AustraliaAwardPrime Minister's Prize for ScienceAward2012L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in ScienceAward1958Born21 December 1958
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She has also described and classified novel epileptic syndromes such as Epilepsy limited to Females with cognitive disability.
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Born 1958 · age 67
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The same award as Ingrid
Ian FrazerBoth received Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical SciencesKathryn NorthBoth received Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
Georgina V. LongBoth received Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical SciencesNadia RosenthalBoth received Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
David de KretserBoth received Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences