Margaret O’ Brien
Margaret O'Brien is a research student in the Helbig Lab. She currently attends Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. She has been working with the Helbig Lab since 2016 when she began as Dr. Helbig's Research Coordinator. Now in medical school, she has since transitioned from a coordinator role to a research role. Her current project involves analyzing admission and readmission rates for children with genetic epilepsies. This research is important to her because prior to going to medical school she met many of Dr. Helbig's patients in Neurogenetics Clinic at CHOP. She hopes that her research will help provide better care for kids with genetic epilepsies and continue to educate clinicians about this diverse population. Margaret grew up right outside of Philadelphia and when she is not studying, she enjoys planning activities and cooking. She continues to be inspired by the members of the Helbig team and the research they are doing.