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Ingrid Scheffer
born 1958
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryIngrid 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 cognitive disability.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
December 21, 1958
Melbourne
Citizenship
Australia
Occupations & fields
physicianneurologistpediatrician
Awards & honours
L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in ScienceFellow of the Australian Academy of SciencePrime Minister's Prize for ScienceFellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical SciencesOfficer of the Order of AustraliaFellow of the Royal Society
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