We are profoundly grateful to the agencies and foundations whose support makes our research possible. Their investment in basic and clinical neuroscience advances our understanding of epilepsy, sleep, and memory, and supports the training of the next generation of scientists. We thank them, and the patients and participants whose generosity is at the heart of our work.

Current Funding

National Institutes of Health (NIH) — NINDS

  • R01 NS144894 — Investigations of Spatial Recognition Memory to Improve Cognitive Outcomes in Epilepsy Surgery. PI: Nigel Pedersen. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), 2025–2030.
  • R01 NS147124 — Slow-Wave Sleep Enhancement to Treat Epilepsy and Its Comorbidities. PI: Nigel Pedersen (Co-PI: Christelle Anaclet). NINDS, 2026–2031.

Prior & Foundation Support

National Institutes of Health (NIH) — NINDS

  • K08 NS105929 — Control of the Hippocampal Formation by the Supramammillary Hypothalamus: Anatomy, Physiology, and in a Model of Medial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. PI: Nigel Pedersen. NINDS Mentored Clinical Scientist Career Development Award, 2018–2025.
  • R21 NS122011 — Sleep-Wake and Epilepsy Interactions in a Mouse Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. PI: Nigel Pedersen. NINDS, 2021–2022.

CURE Epilepsy

  • Grant #708617 — Manipulating Sleep-Wake Networks to Treat Epilepsy. PI: Nigel Pedersen. CURE Epilepsy, 2021.
  • Grant #858000 — Sleep and Epilepsy Interactions: Uncovering Mechanisms. PI: Nigel Pedersen. CURE Epilepsy, 2022.

American Academy of Neurology (AAN) / American Brain Foundation

  • Career Development Award. PI: Nigel Pedersen. American Academy of Neurology / American Brain Foundation, 2015.

With Gratitude

We also thank UC Davis Health and the Department of Neurology for their institutional support, our collaborators, and — most importantly — the patients and research participants whose contributions make this work possible.