Jul 09, 2009
Northern California MS Researchers Awarded Society Grants
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has just committed $15.8 million to support 45 new MS research projects as part of its $40 million international investment this year alone to spur momentum in cutting-edge MS research. This financial commitment is the latest in the Society’s relentless research effort to prevent, treat and cure MS. These grants are made possible by those who support our Walk MS and Bike MS events as well as individual donors
Three of the most recent grants were awarded to Northern California researchers, and they totaled $978, 000.This brings the total research grants in Northern California up to nearly $13 million that is being done at UC San Francisco, Stanford University, UC Davis and the J. David Gladstone Institute.
These newest grants were awarded to:
Sergio E. Baranzini, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
Award: Harry Weaver Neuroscience Scholar
“A systems approach to address biological heterogeneity and complexity in MS” Evaluating the complex factors that cause MS to find new ways to treat it.
Michael P. Kurnellas, PhD
Stanford Medical Center
Award: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Mentor: Lawrence Steinman, MD
“The molecular mechanisms of the therapeutic benefit of alpha B crystallin” Exploring a naturally occurring substance produced by cells for its therapeutic potential in MS.
Natacha Le Moan, PhD
The J. David Gladstone Institutes
San Francisco, CA
Award: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Mentor: Katerina Akassoglou, PhD
“Study of hypoxic mechanisms and functions in inflammatory demyelination” Exploring early events that lead to nerve tissue damage in MS.
To ensure the scientific merit of each research proposal selected, the National MS Society relies on expert advisory committees that include more than 70 world-class scientists who volunteer their time to carefully evaluate hundreds of proposals every year.
For more information about the most recent round of grants.