Epilepsia® Prize 2014

Matthew Diamond

Epilepsia is pleased to announce the winner of the 2014 Epilepsia Prize is Matthew Diamond for his article, “IL-1β Associations with Post-traumatic Epilepsy Development: A Genetics and Biomarker Cohort Study” (Matthew L. Diamond, Anne C. Ritter, Michelle D. Failla, Jennifer A. Boles, Yvette P. Conley, Patrick M. Kochanek and Amy K. Wagner). Epilepsia 55(7):1109-1119, 2014. Article first published online 22 April 2014 DOI: 10.1111/epi.12628).

Matthew graduated in April 2014 from the University of Pittsburgh with a BPhil in Neuroscience and a BA in History. Throughout his undergraduate studies he worked in the lab of Dr. Amy Wagner, investigating biomarkers that represent pathophysiologic mechanisms that contribute to secondary injury and complications following severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). During this time he developed a strong interest in understanding how the inflammatory response following a TBI contributes to the onset of multiple secondary complications, particularly posttraumatic epilepsy (PTE).

Read complete interview Gary Mathern, Astrid Nehlig, and Michael Sperling. Epilepsia. Article first published online 4 June 2015; DOI: 10.1111/epi.13048

Commentary on IL-1β Associations with Post-traumatic Epilepsy Development: A Genetics and Biomarker Cohort Study, Alexander Rotenberg. Epilepsia. Article first published online 4 June 2015; DOI: 10.1111/epi.13049