Epilepsia^® Prize 2025 Basic Science

Louison Pineau (France) was awarded the Epilepsia Prize for his article, Pathogenic MTOR somatic variant causing focal cortical dysplasia drives hyperexcitability via overactivation of neuronal GluN2C N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors.

Pineau L, Buhler E, Tarhini S, Bauer S, Crepel V, Watrin F, et al. Pathogenic MTOR somatic variant causing focal cortical dysplasia drives hyperexcitability via overactivation of neuronal GluN2C N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors. Epilepsia. 2024; 65: 2111–2126. doi.org/10.1111/epi.18000

An interview with Louison Pineau 2025 Epilepsia prize winner for basic science