Gardiner Lapham, RN, MPH

Gardiner Lapham (RN/MPH) is a passionate advocate for epilepsy research and awareness in the US and abroad.  She is former Board Chair of CURE Epilepsy and a co-founder and current Chair of Partners Against Mortality in Epilepsy (PAME).  Gardiner serves as Trustee to the BAND Foundation where she oversees their epilepsy strategy and project portfolio focused on SUDEP prevention in the US and narrowing the epilepsy treatment gap in Africa. In 2021, Gardiner was recognized by the American Epilepsy Society (AES) for her extraordinary contributions to the field of epilepsy.