Laura E. Kirkpatrick

Jun 11, 2024 | passblue.com | Laura E. Kirkpatrick

On Nov. 5, American voters will choose their 47th president. Combined, the likely candidates, Joe Biden, a Democrat and the incumbent, and Donald Trump, a Republican former president and a recently convicted felon, have run seven times for the country’s highest political office. Though attracting little poll support, Robert Kennedy Jr., an independent, may have an oversize influence on the race by attracting voters from each party. Polls are tight between Biden, 81, and Trump, 77.

Feb 12, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Samuel W. Terman |Laura E. Kirkpatrick |Lisa Akiyama |Wadih Baajour

This review discusses the latest drugs and devices in the epilepsy diagnostics and therapeutics pipeline. Many antiseizure medications plus other genetic and nongenetic therapeutics are currently under development, including many that are first-in-class. Seizure tracking, detection, and stimulation devices all continue to make advances as devices enter the pipeline. 1 INTRODUCTION The need remains for innovation in epilepsy diagnostics and treatments.

Dec 22, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Samuel W. Terman |Laura E. Kirkpatrick |Wesley T. Kerr |Lisa Akiyama

Substantial efforts are underway towards optimizing the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of seizures and epilepsy. We describe preclinical programs in place for screening investigational therapeutic candidates in animal models, with particular attention to identifying and eliminating drugs that might paradoxically aggravate seizure burden.

Oct 11, 2023 | passblue.com | Laura E. Kirkpatrick |Joe Penney |Banjo Damilola |Mona Khalil |Dawn Clancy

Only 21 of the 192 speakers participating at the annual "high level" week of the United Nations General Assembly in September were women, a far cry from the UN's gender equality ambitions included in the Sustainable Development Goals. Some of the women represented countries where women's rights are not a priority or are being rolled back and as young people's belief in the value of democracy is waning.

Sep 17, 2023 | us4.campaign-archive.com | Laura E. Kirkpatrick

Only 21 of the 192 speakers participating at the annual “high level” week of the United Nations General Assembly in September were women, a far cry from the UN’s gender equality ambitions included in the Sustainable Development Goals. Some of the women represented countries where women’s rights are not a priority or are being rolled back and as young people’s belief in the value of democracy is waning.