Ingrid Scheffer
Ingrid Scheffer | |
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 Ingrid Scheffer at the Royal Society admissions day in London, July 2018 | |
| Born | Ingrid Eileen Scheffer |
| Education | Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne (PhD) |
| Awards | Prime Minister's Prizes for Science (2014) L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award (2012) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Epilepsy Neurology |
| Institutions | Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health |
| Thesis | Inherited epilepsy syndromes in multiplex families (1988) |
| Website | ingridscheffer |
Ingrid Eileen Scheffer is an Australian paediatric neurologist and senior research fellow at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health. Scheffer has made several major advances in the field of epilepsy research. Scheffer is credited with finding the first gene implicated in epilepsy. She has also described and classified novel epileptic syndromes such as Epilepsy limited to Females with Mental Retardation.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Ingrid Eileen Scheffer was born in Melbourne, Victoria on 21 December 1958.[2] Scheffer finished secondary school at Methodist Ladies' College in 1976, and then attended Monash University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in 1983.[2] Scheffer went on to complete her PhD in neurology at the University of Melbourne in 1998.[2] Scheffer undertook her general paediatric neurology training at the Royal Children’s Hospital before moving to the UK to train in child neurology at the Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, and epileptology at the Austin Hospital.[2]
Career and research
[edit]Beyond further describing the aetiology of epilepsy, Ingrid has worked to characterise new epilepsy syndromes, from infancy to adulthood, which have permitted appropriate treatment and diagnosis, such as Dravet Syndrome[3] and Epilepsy limited to Females with Mental Retardation. Her work also provides for more accurate genetic reproductive counselling.
In 2014, Scheffer, alongside her close collaborator Professor Sam Berkovic, AC, won the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for their work on deciphering the genetics of epilepsy.[4] It is one of many awards in she has received throughout her career.[2]
Awards and honours
[edit]- American Epilepsy Society Research Recognition Award (2007)[5]
- RACP Eric Susman Prize (2009)[5]
- GSK Award for Research Excellence (2013) [5]
- ILAE Ambassador for Epilepsy Award (2013) [5]
- Australian Neuroscience Medallion (2013)[5]
- Emil Becker Prize for child neurology (2013)[5]
- L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science (2012)[6]
- Prime Minister's Prize for Science (2014)[7]
- Order of Australia (2014)[5]
- Elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences[8]
- Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2018[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Scheffer IE, Turner SJ, Dibbens LM, Bayly MA, Friend K, Hodgson B, Burrows L, Shaw M, Wei C, Ullmann R, Ropers HH, Szepetowski P, Haan E, Mazarib A, Afawi Z, Neufeld MY, Andrews PI, Wallace G, Kivity S, Lev D, Lerman-Sagie T, Derry CP, Korczyn AD, Gecz J, Mulley JC, Berkovic SF (2008). "Epilepsy and mental retardation limited to females: an under-recognized disorder". Brain. 131 (4): 918–927. doi:10.1093/brain/awm338. PMID 18234694.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d e Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology. "Scheffer, Ingrid Eileen - Person - Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation". www.eoas.info. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Jansen FE, Sadleir LG, Harkin LA, Vadlamudi L, McMahon JM, Mulley JC, Scheffer IE, Berkovic SF (2014). "Severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (Dravet syndrome): recognition and diagnosis in adults". Neurology. 67 (12): 2224–6. doi:10.1212/01.wnl.0000249312.73155.7d. PMID 17190949. S2CID 31246151.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Scheffer, Ingrid; Berkovic, Sam (29 October 2014). "The genetics of epilepsy: bringing hope to families". The Conversation. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g Anonymous (1 January 1970). "Professor Ingrid Scheffer - AAHMS". aahms.org. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ 14th Annual L’ORÉAL-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science – 2012
- ^ 2014 Prime Minister's Prize for Science: The genetics of epilepsy: bringing hope to families
- ^ "Fellowship of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences" (PDF). Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. June 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ Anon (2018). "Professor Ingrid Scheffer AO FRS". royalsociety.org. Royal Society. Retrieved 10 May 2018. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from the royalsociety.org website where:
"All text published under the heading 'Biography' on Fellow profile pages is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.” --Royal Society Terms, conditions and policies at the Wayback Machine (archived 2016-11-11)
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- 1958 births
- Living people
- Australian women neuroscientists
- Australian paediatricians
- 21st-century Australian women medical doctors
- 21st-century Australian medical doctors
- Australian medical doctors
- Australian neurologists
- Pediatric neurologists
- Women neurologists
- Women pediatricians
- Monash University alumni
- University of Melbourne alumni
- L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science laureates
- 21st-century British women medical doctors
- Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science
- Fellows of the Royal Society
- Female fellows of the Royal Society
- Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
- Officers of the Order of Australia