Senyene E. Hunter

Senyene E. Hunter, MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the UNC School of Medicine, where she specializes in pediatric epilepsy neurogenetics. As co-founder and Research Core Leader of the UNC Epilepsy Neurogenetics Initiative, her work bridges clinical care and genomic discovery.

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: MD, PhD in Biological Chemistry, Residency in Pediatrics/Child Neurology
• Duke University Medical Center: Fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology

Research focuses on genetic epilepsies with emphasis on ancestrally diverse populations and medically underrepresented groups. Her work integrates UNC's genomic capabilities with clinical applications for neonatal seizure management and developmental encephalopathy therapies.