Ingrid Scheffer
Ingrid Scheffer AO | |
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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
Early life and education
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Ingrid Eileen Scheffer was born in
Career and research
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
Awards and honours
- L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science (2012)[4]
- Prime Minister's Prize for Science (2014)[5]
- Elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences[6]
- Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2018[1]
References
- ^ a b 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:
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- 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.