Jack Parent, MD – Board Co-Chair University of Michigan Medical Center
Jack M. Parent, MD, is the William J. Herdman Professor of Neurology and Research Professor of the Michigan Neuroscience Institute at the University of Michigan. Dr. Parent received an M.D. from Yale University and completed neurology residency, clinical fellowship and postdoctoral research fellowship training at the University of California, San Francisco.
In 2000, he joined the University of Michigan Department of Neurology where he co-directed the Epilepsy Division from 2007-2024 and has directed the Human Stem Cell and Gene Editing Core since 2105. His laboratory focuses on applying stem cell biology approaches to understand epileptogenic mechanisms in genetic epilepsies and related neurodevelopmental disorders.
Dr. Parent has received several research awards, including the Dreifuss-Penry Epilepsy Award from the American Academy of Neurology, the Grass Foundation Award in Neuroscience from the American Neurological Association and the Basic Science Research Award from the American Epilepsy Society. He founded and was formerly chair and then co-chair of the scientific advisory board of the Dravet Syndrome Foundation. He also served as Chief Editor of Epilepsy Currents, Epilepsy Section Editor of Experimental Neurology, Associate Editor of Neuroscience Letters, and is currently on the editorial board of the Journal of Experimental Medicine. Dr. Parent has also served as secretary of the American Neurological Association and on the Board of Directors the American Epilepsy Society, and is currently First Vice President of the American Epilepsy Society
