Dr. Marc C. Patterson, Director — (212) 305-6038

Pathophysiology of Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C. Therapeutic trials of Coenzyme Q10, and glucosylceramide synthase inhibition in Niemann-Pick, Type C. Diagnosis and management of congenital disorders of glycosylation. Studies of the neurobiological basis of autistic spectrum disorders.

Dr. Darryl C. De Vivo — (212) 305-5244.

Biochemical and molecular studies of inherited and acquired metabolic diseases that affect the developing nervous system and muscular system. Research focuses on defects of oxidative metabolism and the molecular basis of glucose transporter deficiency syndromes. Clinical trials in mitochondrial encephalomyopathies.

Dr. Claudia Chiriboga — (212) 305-6833

Studies of neurological, behavioral and psychological outcomes in children with intrauterine exposure to cocaine. Neuro-developmental outcomes of brain injuries associated with prematurity.

Dr. Linda Leary — (212) 305-8829

Pediatric epilepsy and the role of epilepsy surgery in children. Studies of subtraction ictal SPECT and interictal PET scans in children with epilepsy being considered for surgery. Studies of the association of malformations of cortical development and intractable epilepsy. Age-dependent epileptic syndromes of childhood.

Dr. Arthur Mandel — (212) 342-0299

Disorders of cerebral energy failure, using functional magnetic resonance imaging.

Dr. Juan Pascual — (212) 305-8245

Studies of ion channel structure, function and pharmacological modification in molecular excitability disorders, including genetic myopathies, neurotoxicity, epilepsy and arrhythmias.