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Heather C. Mefford, MD, PhD

Member, St. Jude Faculty

Director, Pediatric Translational Neuroscience Clinical Research Network, Powered by St. Jude

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Heather C. Mefford, MD, PhD

Center for Pediatric Neurological Disease Research

MS 340, Room D4063B

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

262 Danny Thomas Place

Memphis,  TN 38105-3678

(901) 595-8791(phone)

Quick Facts

Mefford received one of the American Epilepsy Society’s highest honors, the 2024 Basic Science Research Award, in recognition of her work to advance research and care for pediatric epilepsy.

Affiliations

Department of Genomic and Translational Neuroscience

Department of Cell and Molecular Biology

St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Education

BS (Chemical Engineering) - Washington University, St. Louis, MO

MD, PhD - University of Washington School of Medicine, Medical Scientist Training Program

Residency (Pediatrics) - Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Fellowship (Medical Genetics) - University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Honors & Awards

  • 2024 Basic Science Research Award, American Epilepsy Society
  • 2013  Young Investigator Award, Society for Pediatric Research
  • 2011  Young Investigator Travel Award, American Epilepsy Society
  • 2010  Elected Member, Society for Pediatric Research
  • 2009  William K. Bowes, Jr. Award in Medical Genetics

Research Interests

  • Genetics of pediatric neurological disease
  • Molecular mechanisms in epileptic encephalopathies
  • Genome structure and rearrangements

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