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.

Kelley is a technician and Masters student 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.

Starting in August 2026, Kelley will be starting her PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at UMSOM.

Ashley is a technician in the Iffland lab. She is a graduate of Xavier University with a BS in psychology and a BA in Spanish. She then joined the department of neurology at UMSOM as a clinical research coordinator. In September 2025 she joined the Iffland lab as a technician and is pursing opportunities for graduate school.