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Discussing UCB's (Neurona Therapeutics) NRTX-1001 (Allogeneic Cell Therapy) for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy and the Phase 1/2 Data Presented at AAN 2026
Executed on:Apr 23, 2026 6:00 PM EDT
Call Duration:30 minutes
Expert Profile
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Institution: Yale University
- Professor of Clinical Neurology and Interim director of Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at Yale Medical School
- Treats 500 adult patients with epilepsy and 600 patients with focal onset seizures per year
- Research interest in new therapies for epilepsy using anticonvulsant medications and devices to treat patients with refractory epilepsy, neuromodulation, surgical treatment of seizure disorders, invasive electroencephalogram (EEG) techniques, intracranial EEG, and intraoperative EEG mapping.
Interview Goal
To gain a deeper understanding of NRTX-1001 (Allogeneic GABAergic Interneuron Cell Therapy) as a potential treatment for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy