Project Consortium

SEED consortium includes highly experienced partners in the field of genetic and epileptic encephalopathies for achieving successful project outcomes.

SEED Coordination

SEED project coordination is undertaken by Sfax University which is represented in the project through its scientific representative, Prof Chahnez CHARFI TRIKI.

Chahnez CHARFI TRIKI
Chahnez CHARFI TRIKI
Professor, Head of Child Neurology Department at Hedi Chaker University Hospital of Sfax.

SEED Members

Sfax University

Fatma KAMMOUN FEKI
Fatma KAMMOUN FEKI
Professor, in charge of electrophysiology unit in Child Neurology Department at University Hospital Sfax.
Saber MASMOUDI
Saber MASMOUDI
Professor and chief of the laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Screening Process at the Center of Biotechnology of Sfax.
Faiza FAKHFAKH
Faiza FAKHFAKH
Professor, Head of Molecular and Functional  enetics Laboratory at the Faculty of Sciences of Sfax. Prof.
Ikhlas BEN AYED
Ikhlas BEN AYED
Associate Professor in medical genetic department at university hospital Sfax.

Université d’Aix-Marseille

Laurent VILLARD
Laurent VILLARD
Research director, head of the CNS/NET department of MMG. With a PhD in human genetics, and post-doctoral research work on Down syndrome at...
Mathieu MILH
Mathieu MILH
Professor in pediatric epilepsy. Professor Mathieu MILH, MD, PhD leads unit dedicated to pediatric epilepsy within the department of pediatric...

Universiteit Antwerpen

Sarah WECKHUYSEN
Sarah WECKHUYSEN
She is Professor at Universiteit Antwerpen and Neurologist responsible for the adult epilepsy clinic at Universiteit Antwerpen Hospital.

SEED Project Management Team

Prof Chahnez CHARFI TRIKI assisted by two project Managers (PMs). The Sfax University project Manager will be appointed at the beginning of the project and will devote 100% of her time to the project. The specificity of the SEED management structure is that the SU project Manager will be twinned to a second Project Manager based at AMU and who will be devote 40% of her time to the project.

Marielle DUPONT
Marielle DUPONT
Université d’Aix-Marseille SEED Project Manager.
Héla GARGOURI
Héla GARGOURI
Sfax University SEED Project Manager.