Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
In this video, two experts from the University of Iowa’s industry-leading epilepsy program discuss research that helps to understand the causes of epilepsy and leads to discoveries for improved treatments and, one day, a cure for this devastating disease.
Alexander Bassuk, MD, PhD, is Physician in Chief and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics for UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital. He has spent the last 14 years working as a pediatric neurologist and researcher and has studied genetic and molecular mechanisms of epilepsy, autism, inflammation, retinal diseases, and traumatic brain injury.
Bassuk is joined by Gordon Buchanan, MD, PhD, who is an associate professor of neurology and currently holds the Beth L. Tross Epilepsy Professorship. Buchanan has spent seven years at Iowa as an adult neurologist and researcher with a special focus on sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.
Nate Tross (82BA), who along with his wife Beth, hosted this video chat and have generously supported epilepsy programs at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. The couple has donated more than $2 million over the last decade to support research and treatment.
Chat from the Old Cap is a series of virtual engagement sessions featuring Iowa alumni and friends sharing stories from their careers, backgrounds, and the university that unites us.
In this video, two experts from the University of Iowa’s industry-leading epilepsy program discuss research that helps to understand the causes of epilepsy and leads to discoveries for improved treatments and, one day, a cure for this devastating disease.
Alexander Bassuk, MD, PhD, is Physician in Chief and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics for UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital. He has spent the last 14 years working as a pediatric neurologist and researcher and has studied genetic and molecular mechanisms of epilepsy, autism, inflammation, retinal diseases, and traumatic brain injury.
Bassuk is joined by Gordon Buchanan, MD, PhD, who is an associate professor of neurology and currently holds the Beth L. Tross Epilepsy Professorship. Buchanan has spent seven years at Iowa as an adult neurologist and researcher with a special focus on sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.
Nate Tross (82BA), who along with his wife Beth, hosted this video chat and have generously supported epilepsy programs at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. The couple has donated more than $2 million over the last decade to support research and treatment.
Chat from the Old Cap is a series of virtual engagement sessions featuring Iowa alumni and friends sharing stories from their careers, backgrounds, and the university that unites us.
