Mariah Merriam

Caregiver Registry Intern

Mariah Merriam is a longtime volunteer and patient advocate with Chelsea’s Hope. She has two siblings with Lafora disease and is passionate about reaching a cure and any work to improve the lives of those affected.

Mariah is also the leader and founder of the Sibling Support Group. Mariah is a Research Assistant in Dr. Berge Minassian’s Lafora Disease lab at UT Southwestern Medical Center and she will start medical school at Western University in Oregon this fall.