title: Opportunities for epilepsy: Outcomes of the Milken Institute State of the Science Retreat.
abstract: The Milken Institute Center for Strategic Philanthropy has launched a Giving Smarter Program in Epilepsy to inform philanthropists on the state of the science for the epilepsy field, key challenges, and solutions to address them. As part of the program, the Milken Institute Center for Strategic Philanthropy hosted a retreat to identify strategic investments that would accelerate epilepsy research to ultimately improve care. The top three prioritized opportunities from the retreat were to 1) invest in data standards and analytical tool development, 2) support young investigators, and 3) promote cross-sector collaborations especially between basic scientists, preclinical researchers, clinicians, and patients.
authors.affiliation: Center for Strategic Philanthropy, Milken Institute, Washington, DC, United States.
authors.forename: Sonya B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Dumanis
authors.affiliation: Center for Strategic Philanthropy, Milken Institute, Washington, DC, United States.
authors.forename: Ekemini A U
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.affiliation: Center for Strategic Philanthropy, Milken Institute, Washington, DC, United States.
authors.forename: LaTese
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Briggs
authors.affiliation: Center for Strategic Philanthropy, Milken Institute, Washington, DC, United States.
authors.forename: YooRi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Center for Strategic Philanthropy, Milken Institute, Washington, DC, United States.
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lontok
authors.affiliation: Center for Strategic Philanthropy, Milken Institute, Washington, DC, United States.
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Salka
authors.affiliation: Center for Strategic Philanthropy, Milken Institute, Washington, DC, United States. Electronic address: mstevens@milkeninstitute.org.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stevens
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004827:Epilepsy; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research
keywords: Collaboration; Data standards; Epilepsy; Opportunities; Philanthropy; Young investigators