Dr. Iffland is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He received his BA in Zoology from Miami University and a MA in Biology from Kent State University. He completed his Ph.D in Molecular Biology in the Cleveland Clinic/Kent State Collaborative Doctoral Program with Damir Janigro, Ph.D. In 2015, he joined the lab of Peter B. Crino, MD, Ph.D for a postdoctoral fellowship in Molecular Neuroscience at the Shriners Hospitals Pediatric Research Center at Temple University School of Medicine. Dr. Iffland is an alumnus of the San Servolo Advanced Epilepsy Summer School and has been selected for both the Young Investigator and Junior Investigator Awards from the American Epilepsy Society.

Ms. Bruckmeier is a Ph.D candidate in the Program in Neuroscience at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She is a Cum Laude graduate of Mississippi State University with a BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. She was recently awarded a teaching fellowship at Notre Dame University of Maryland’s School of Pharmacy.

Beth is a Ph.D student in the Program in Neuroscience at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. They are a Cum Laude graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology with a BS in Biotechnology and Molecular Bioscience. Prior to joining the PIN program they were a Research Associate in the lab of Dr. Keri Martinowich at the Lieber Institute for Brain Development in Baltimore, MD.

Kelley is a technician in the Iffland lab. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland College Park with a BS in Community Health. She also earned a post-bacc certificate in Neuroscience from The University of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining the lab she spent over a decade as a registered medical assistant working in pain management, orthopedics, and rheumatology.