MS RESEARCH | DR HOWARD WEINER
Nov 4, 2020
On this edition of Free Thinking, Montel is joined by Dr. Howard Weiner, a world-renowned neurologist, neuroscientist, and immunologist, to discuss the latest advances in MS research. He is the Robert L. Kroc Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, Director and Founder of the Partners Multiple Sclerosis Center, and Co-Director of the Anne Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital. His discoveries regarding the basic mechanisms of MS have led to the development of new treatment approaches worldwide. He is also a writer and filmmaker and the author of Curing MS.
The Partners Multiple Sclerosis Center, located at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) is world-renowned for providing the most advanced multiple sclerosis treatment options for patients with MS, bolstered by a clinical research program that is leading the way in the latest discoveries. Since its creation in 1999, the Center, led by Howard L. Weiner, MD, has been at the forefront of MS patient care and research, including the landmark Comprehensive Longitudinal Investigation of Multiple Sclerosis at BWH (CLIMB) study that has provided many insights into genetics, immunology imaging, and treatment of multiple sclerosis.
