Laura A. Adang, MD, PhD

Dr. Laura Adang is an assistant professor of child neurology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia specializing in the care of children with leukodystrophies. Dr. Adang is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Georgia's Foundation Fellowship scholarship program and a graduate of the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Virginia, where she received both her MD and PhD. Her graduate work in the laboratory of Dean H. Kedes, MD, PhD, characterized the immune evasion mechanisms of herpesvirus infections. Her work has been published in Cell, Journal of Clinical Investigations, and Journal of Virology, among others.

After graduating from the University of Virginia, she completed her pediatrics and child neurology residencies at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania. During her training, her research explored the seasonal trends of NMDA receptor encephalitis in children. She has completed additional fellowship training in multiple sclerosis and leukodystrophies as well. Her primary clinical focus is the care of children with white matter disorders and neuroinflammatory conditions. She is an active member of the Child Neurology Society.

Dr. Adang will serve as a co-investigator on Project 4.