Category: Research Grant Awardees
Honoring New SPARK Grant Award Recipients
December 4, 2025
PERF® congratulates Megan Abbott, MD and Aynara Chavez Wulsin, MD, PhD as recipients of the SPARK Grant Award.
Dr. Abbott is pediatric epileptologist and assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Section of Neurology at Children’s Hospital Colorado.
The SPARK Grant funding provides support to bridge the gap between her initial K-application and resubmission of her […]
The First SPARK Grant Award Recipient
September 12, 2025
PERF® is proud to recognize Caren Armstrong, MD, PhD as the first recipient of the 2025 SPARK Grant.
Dr. Armstrong is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology, Division of Pediatric Neurology & Epilepsy at the University of California, Davis.
The SPARK grant funding provides support to bridge the gap between her initial CNCDP-K12 application and […]
2025 PERF® Infrastructure Research Award
July 17, 2025
PERF® is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2025 Multicenter, Infrastructure Registry Research Grant
Researcher: David M. Ritter, MD, PhD
Project Title: Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Fetal Evaluation and Treatment AcceLerator (TSC-FETAL)
Institution: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Dr. Ritter received his MD and PhD at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA. He completed his pediatric residency and child neurology residencies […]