Meet Our Team

Grace Gombolay, MD

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Atlanta, GA

Principal Investigator

Expertise: Multiple sclerosis, autoimmune encephalitis, ADEM, MOGAD, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

Kristy Murray, DVM, PhD 

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Atlanta, GA

Principal Investigator

Expertise: Neuroimmunological diseases, neuroinfectious diseases, epidemiology

Coral Stredny, MD 

Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, MA

Co-Investigator

Expertise: Rasmussen syndrome, NORSE/FIRES, autoimmune encephalitis, pediatric epilepsy/seizures, autoimmune neurology

Lawrence Hirsch, MD 

Yale School of Medicine

New Haven, CT

Co-Investigator

Expertise: Adult epilepsy, NORSE/FIRES, status epilepticus, seizures, EEG monitoring

Stacey Clardy, MD, PhD 

University of Utah Health

Salt Lake City, UT

Co-Investigator

Expertise: Autoimmune neurology

Charles Howe, PhD 

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, MN

Co-Investigator

Expertise: Pediatric seizure disorders, multiple sclerosis, CNS autoimmunity, novel human model systems, neuroimmunology, neuroinflammation

Michael Wilson, MD, MA 

USCF Health

San Francisco, CA

Co-Investigator

Expertise: Infectious and autoimmune syndromes of the central nervous system

Mary Karalius, MD 

USCF Health

San Francisco, CA

Co-Investigator

Expertise: Autoimmune and infectious encephalitis, MOGAD, multiple sclerosis, NMO, ADEM, transverse myelitis, optic neuritis

Sam Pleasure, MD

USCF Health

San Francisco, CA

Co-Investigator

Expertise: Autoimmune neurology, neurological autoantibody-associated conditions

Robyn Howarth, PhD, ABPP 

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Atlanta, GA

Co-Investigator

Expertise: Pediatric autoimmune encephalitis

Stacy Heilman

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Career Enhancement Core

Michael Devlin

The Sumaira Foundation

Boston, MA

Administrative Core and Patient Advocacy Group Liaison