On January 11, 2011, join Dr. Timothy Coetzee, Chief Research Officer of the National MS Society, as he moderates a panel of experts during a live webcast about “Repairing the Nervous System in MS: Progress and Next Steps", focusing on protecting and repairing the brain and spinal cord in people with multiple sclerosis.
Topics include:
- Research on stopping MS progression
- Understanding the causes of damage in MS
- Imaging tools to track damage and repair
- Treatment approaches on the horizon to repair the nervous system and restore function in people with MS
Moderator:
Dr. Timothy Coetzee, Chief Research Officer, National MS Society
Panelists:
Dr. Peter Calabresi, Professor of Neurology and Director, Johns Hopkins MS Center, Baltimore, MD;
Protecting the nervous system from MS damage, novel ways to track repair
Dr. Ian D. Duncan, Professor of Medical Sciences at the University of Wisconsin, Madison;
Novel imaging technologies, transplanting cells to promote repair
Dr. Charles ffrench-Constant, Chair of Medical Neurology, University of Edinburgh, UK;
Transplanting repair cells and stimulating natural nervous system repair
Dr. Gavin Giovannoni, Chair of Neurology at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, UK;
Screening molecules for their protective properties and conducting clinical trials
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET (1:00-2:00 p.m. CT, 12:00-1:00 p.m. MT, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. PT)
Register: Click here to register for the live webcast.
For people who cannot participate in real-time, the recorded version with transcript will be posted for viewing shortly after the event at www.nationalMSsociety.org.
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