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Neurology Research Highlights 2023

January 11, 2024
  Clinical Research: Irena Dujmovic Basuroski, MD led the ºÚÁÏÍø MS center to Comprehensive Care recognition. Monica M. Diaz, MD received an Alzheimer’s Association research grant to study frailty and dementia among elderly in Eastern Uganda. Gwenn A. Garden, MD, PhD contributed to understanding microglia in AD (Prater et al.,...

Dr. Monica Maria Diaz highlighted by University of California Global Health Institute

December 15, 2023
Sharing from the University of California’s Global Health Institute: Dr. Stephen Ojiambo Wandera and Dr. Monica Maria Diaz at Makerere University. “The GloCal Health Fellowship is excited to share that two of its alumni are collaborating on a new research study to assess dementia and frailty among older persons in...

Zilucoplan Approved by FDA for Treatment of Generalized Myasthenia Gravis in Adults

October 23, 2023
James F. Howard, MD, Distinguished Professor of Neuromuscular Disease, Professor of Neurology, Medicine and Allied Health at the ºÚÁÏÍø, was the lead investigator of the clinical trial. James F. Howard, Jr., MD UCB, a global biopharmaceutical company, announced on October 17th that ZILBRYSQ® (zilucoplan) has been approved by...

Dr. Miriam Sklerov Awarded James Wood Junior Faculty Award!

October 18, 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Miriam Sklerov for being awarded the James Wood Junior Faculty Award! Dr. Sklerov was nominated by Dr. Gwen Garden and a letter in support of this nomination was also submitted by Dr. Eran Dayan. She will be giving a speech during 2023 research week!  

SOM Helped Department Allocate Research Infrastructure Equipment

October 18, 2023
The School of Medicine has provided The Department of Neurology $35,360 to support the purchase of the Applied Biosystems QuantStudio 6 Flex Real-Time PCR! About the device and how it will aid the department: How genes are expressed and the amount of their transcript (i.e., gene expression) is a staple...

Dr. James Howard has a hand in ME&MGopen clinical study

September 27, 2023
Press Release Courtesy of EIN Presswire and Ad Scientiam. The ME&MGopen study has already recruited 165 patients in the USA and 11 in Canada. This innovative program is supported by Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease. PARIS, FRANCE, September 21, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — Generalized Myasthenia Gravis (gMG) is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular...

Hwang Receives Grant to Study Emotional Support Intervention for Caregivers of Patients Surviving ICU Admission for Coma

August 18, 2023
A $100,000 grant from the Neurocritical Care Foundation has been awarded to David Y. Hwang MD, FAAN, FCCM, FNCS, division chief of neurocritical care in the Department of Neurology at the ºÚÁÏÍø, and colleagues to research an intervention to support family caregivers of patients surviving ICU admission...

Dr. Miriam Sklerov won K23 for “Investigation of non-invasive brain stimulation for the treatment of apathy”

August 18, 2023
Dr. Miriam Sklerov, of the Neurology Movement Disorders Center at ºÚÁÏÍø recently won a K23 through the NIMH, for her project, “Investigation of non-invasive brain stimulation for the treatment of apathy”. They will be recruiting people with Parkinson’s disease to investigate the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation on apathy using...