Pilot Project Recipients

Dr. Christelle Anaclet is an associate adjunct professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery in the School of Medicine. Her pilot project focuses on understanding if there are sleep-wake consequences after acute organophophate (OP) intoxication with DFP because the link between seizures and disrupted sleep is well known. Knowledge gained can ultimately lead to beneficial sleep interventions to help reduce seizures and improve cognitive function. 

Dr. Ali Izadi is an assistant project scientist in the Department of Neurological Surgery in the School of Medicine. It is expected that in a mass casualty situation from organophosphate exposure there would be pediatric cases, yet there has been little research on how to treat this population. Dr. Izadi used his pilot project award to develop a pediatric animal model of DFP acute intoxication with the long-term goal of using it to improve patient outcomes.