Steve C. Danzer, PhD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Anesthesia

steve.danzer@cchmc.org

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Biography

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Read Christin’s Story — From Epilepsy Patient to Epilepsy Researcher.

PhD: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Postdoctoral Research: Duke University, Durham, NC

Services and Specialties

Anesthesia

Interests

Epilepsy; autism; neurodevelopmental disease

Research Areas

Publications

Targeted interneuron ablation in an mTORopathy model: Testing a two-hit mechanism of epileptogenesis. Drake, AW; Dusing, MR; Lasarge, CL; Mccoy, C; Jerow, L; Vaghela, S; Ruksenas, JV; Danzer, SC. Progress in Neurobiology. 2026; 262:102925.

Cell-Intrinsic Regulation of Epilepsy-Associated Pathology by mTORC1 and mTORC2. Godale, CM; Yaser, S; Drake, AW; Kraus, KL; Mayer, N; Dusing, MR; Lasarge, CL; Gross, C; Danzer, SC. Journal of Neuroscience. 2026; 46(17).

NINDS: Celebrating 75 Years of Advancing Epilepsy Research. Danzer, SC; Nickels, K; Weston, MC; Englot, DJ. Epilepsy Currents. 2026; 26(3):173.

Cortical Versus Hippocampal Organoids: A Tale of Two Cities. Wulsin, AC; Danzer, SC. Epilepsy Currents. 2026; 26(3):248-250.

Somatic mosaicism and interneuron involvement in mTORopathies. Jerow, LG; Krueger, DA; Gross, C; Danzer, SC. Trends in Neurosciences. 2025; 48(5):362-376.

Behavioral and Cognitive Consequences of Spreading Depolarizations: A Translational Scoping Review. Best, FV; Hartings, JA; Alfawares, Y; Danzer, SC; Ngwenya, LB. Journal of Neurotrauma. 2025; 42(1-2):1-18.

Preclinical Testing Strategies for Epilepsy Therapy Development. Riley, VA; Danzer, SC. Epilepsy Currents. 2025; 25(1):51-57.

A Tail Yet to be Told: The Fasciola Cinereum in Epilepsy. Yaser, S; Danzer, SC. Epilepsy Currents. 2025; 25(2):125-127.

Aurea Mediocritas: mTOR Abides the Golden Mean. Riley, VA; Danzer, SC. Epilepsy Currents. 2025; 25(5):356-358.

Focal postnatal deletion of Tsc2 causes epilepsy. Mccoy, C; Dusing, M; Jerow, LG; Winstel, GC; Zhan, F; Rogers, JL; Wesley, M; Otten, JB; Danzer, SC; Lasarge, CL. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 2025; 18:1686023.