I am the mother of 28-year-old TESS Superhero Scott, who had a long pathway to the diagnosis of SLC13A5 Epilepsy, having only found out that he had the condition at the age of 26. At...
My first inspiration is Meredith. She is a determined little girl that gives life her all. She inspires me to push myself as hard as she does. My second inspiration is the TESS community. Since...
I hold a firm belief that to achieve our ultimate goal of curing epilepsy, we must deepen our understanding of the human brain's complexities and the specific mechanisms by which SLC13A5 mutations cause seizures....
The most important missing piece of information is Why -- why does an absence of the citrate transporter on the cell surface have such a profound effect on a number of developing and mature systems?...
After 20 years in rare disease, I continue to be motivated by the tremendous unmet need of children impacted by severe, destructive, and life threatening illnesses. The impact on the patients and their families is...
I was first put in touch with Kim when I had diagnosed her friend’s daughter with a rare genetic disease. Two of Kim and Zach’s kids were undiagnosed at the time. My laboratory at Baylor...
I have the best job! I get to work with all our stakeholders – families, researchers, doctors, business partners, donors and our TESS staff. I build teams and solve problems every day. That team may...
My role at TESS Research Foundation is to write the Science Summaries for the family newsletters, along with Dr. Tanya Brown, PhD. I am grateful for the opportunity to use my experience in reading research...
Thanks to TESS, the number of scientists engaged in SLC13A5 research has grown tremendously, and we are getting closer and closer to clinical trials. I have also loved seeing the progression of our clinical research...