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Gautam Adusumilli, MD

2015 – 2018

“Intensity ratio to improve black hole assessment in multiple sclerosis.”

Present position: Radiology resident, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.

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Enrique Alvarez, MD, PhD

2010 – 2013

“Imaging of ectopic lymphoid follicles in CNS”

Present postion: Associate professor of Neurology, University of Colorado, Denver

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Jagannadha Avasarala, MD, PhD

2000 – 2003

FG-1386-A-1: “Identification of Relevant T cells in MS using Novel Methods”

Present position: Professor of Neurology, Head of the Multiple sclerosis (MS) and Neuroimmunology group, Kentucky Neuroscience Institute, Univ. of Kentucky

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Matthew Brier, MD, PhD

2019 - 2022

NIH R25. “Developing clinically relevant and biologically meaningful imaging biomarkers of MS disability.”

Present position: Assistant Professor of Neurology (co-mentored with Tammie Benzinger MD, PhD)

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Claudia Cantoni, PhD

2019 – 2024

Career Transition Fellowship. “MiR-223: a new potential therapeutic target to modulate myeloid cells in multiple sclerosis” (co-mentor with Laura Piccio, MD, PhD)

Present position: Assistant Professor, Neurology, Barrow Neuroscience Inst, Phoenix AZ

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John Ciotti, MD

2019 – 2021

Sylvia Lawry Physician Fellowship (2020-2021). Human Therapy Trials/Management of MS.

Present position: Assistant professor of neurology at University of South Florida, Tampa.

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Emily Evans, MD

2017 – 2019

Sylvia Lawry Physician Fellowship of the NMSS

Present position: Neurology Medical Director, EMD Serono.

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Cristina Gaudioso, MD

2020 - 2022

Sylvia Lawry physician Fellowship awardee (term 7/1/2021-6/30/2022).

Present position: On extended maternity leave

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Laura Ghezzi, MD

2020 – 2023

Post-doctoral fellow of the NMSS: “Characterization and quantification of Mucosal Associated Invariant T cells in patients with Multiple Sclerosis at time of diagnosis and in response to different disease modifying therapies” (co-mentor with Laura Piccio MD PhD).

Present position: Assistant professor of Neurology, University of Milan, Milan Italy

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James A. Hewett, PhD

1996 – 1997

“Cell-specific iNOS inhibition using anti-sense constructs and the generation of dominant genetic mutants.”

Present position: Associate Professor of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY

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Eric Klawiter, MD

2008 – 2010

American Academy of Neurology Foundation Clinical Research Training Fellowship

Present position: Assistant Professor Neurology, Harvard Medical School; Assistant Neurologist – Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.

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Victoria Levasseur, MD

2018 - 2023

Sylvia Lawry Physician Fellowship (2021-2023) former NIH R25. "Quantitative gradient echo imaging of MS CNS"

Present position: in private practice in Minnesota

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Tsen-Hsuan (Abby) Lin, PhD

2016 – 2019

“Imaging optic nerve function and pathologies in MS.” National MS Society post-doctoral fellowship FG 1507-05315.

Present position: In Vivo Principle Scientist, GSK Philadelphia. (Co-mentored with Sheng-Kwei Song, PhD).

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Erin Longbrake, MD, PhD

2013 – 2016

Sylvia Lawry Physician Fellowship

Present position: Associate Prof. of Neurology, Yale University, New Haven CT.

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Jie Luo, PhD

2009 – 2012

“Gradient echo plural contrast imaging- signal model and derived contrasts: T2, T1, Phase, SWI, T1f, FST2 and T2*-SWI”

Awarded PhD from Washington University in Radiological Sciences in July 2012. (D. Yablonskiy PhD primary mentor)

Present position: Assistant professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston

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Jeri-Anne Lyons, PhD

1997 – 2000

FG-1259-A-1: “B cells in the CNS during the course of EAE and MS”

Present position: Associate Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Northern Colorado

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Masoud Majed, MD

2022 - 2023

Present position: Assistant Professor of Neurology at Univ Southern California, Los Angeles (co-mentored with David Clifford MD)

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Laura McPherson, PhD

2020 - 2023

Present position: current junior faculty

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Robert T. Naismith, MD

2003 – 2004

Serono-Pfizer NMSS Clinical Fellow

Present position: Professor of Neurology, Washington Univ. School of Medicine

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Laura Piccio, MD, PhD

2005 – 2008

FG-1665-A-1 NMSS Post-doctoral Fellow: “Pathogenic and potential therapeutic role of TREM2 in CNS autoimmune inflammatory diseases”

Present position: Professor, Dept. of Neurology, Washington University Sch of Med. And Dept of Neurology, University of Sydney, Australia. Former Harry Weaver Neuroscience Scholar of the NMSS

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David Pitt, MD

2005 – 2008

FG 1666-A-1 NMSS Post-doctoral Fellow:  “Restoring Glutamate Homeostasis in EAE”

Present position: Associate Professor of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven

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Peiqing Qian, MD

2010 – 2012

“Pain in Neuromyelitis optica”

Present position: neurologist, Swedish Medical Center Multiple Sclerosis Ctr, Seattle Washington. (R. Naismith primary mentor)

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John Rinker II, MD

2005 – 2007

CF-0022N-1: “Immunophenotyping of peripheral blood cells and Cerebrospinal Fluid cells”

Present position: Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Alabama, Birmingham.

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Amjad Samara, MD

2022 - 2023

“Examining surface-in gradient using R2t* imaging.”

Present position: current PGY3 neurology resident

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Rohini Samudralwar, MD

2017 – 2018

“Fingolimod and Infectious Disease.”

Present position: Assistant Professor at University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia (Primary mentor: David B. Clifford)

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Pascal Sati, PhD

2008 – 2009

“Evaluation of multiple sclerosis lesions using gradient echo plural contrast imaging.”

Present position: Associate Professor and Director of Neuroimaging Program at Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles (Dmitriy Yablonskiy PhD primary mentor)

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Afsaneh Shirani, MD

2017 – 2019

“Diffusion Basis Spectrum Imaging in MS patients” funded jointly by NMSS-ABF Clinician Scientist Development Award and American Academy of Neurology

Present position: Assistant Professor of Neurology, Univ Nebraska, Omaha

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Jennifer Stark, PhD

2005 – 2007

Kirschstein-NRSA Individual Fellowship Application: “Reg proteins as treatment for CNS inflammatory demyelination”

Present position: Retired. Former position: Director of Research Training Programs, National Multiple Sclerosis Society USA, New York. (deceased Feb 27, 2023)

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Miguel Tolentino, PhD

"CSF prognostic factors in MS"

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Jie Wen, PhD

2013 – 2015

“Gradient echo plural contrast imaging in multiple sclerosis.”

Present position: Senior Research Scientist at The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China. (co-mentor Dmitriy Yablonskiy PhD)

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Lindsey Wooliscroft, MD

2015 – 2023

“Use of Diffusion Imaging to predict evolution of Black Holes as predict from contrast enhancing MS lesions”

Present position: Assistant Professor of Neurology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland.

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Biao Xiang, PhD

2018 – 2022

Post-doctoral fellow of the NMSS (2020-2022). “Using a Novel MRI technique – Simultaneous Multi-Angular Relaxometry of Tissue – to Measure Evolution of tissue damage in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis”

Present position: Post-doctoral fellow at USC, Los Angeles. (co-mentor was Dmitriy Yablonskiy)

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Junqian (Gordon) Xu, PhD

2007 – 2010

FG 1782-A-1: “Quantification of spinal cord inury via diffusion MRI.”

Present position: Assistant Professor Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York

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Meredith Yeager, PhD

1997 – 1999

Co-mentor with Dr. John Trotter: “Lipid modulation of immunity in MS and EAE.”

Present position: Head of Bioinformatics, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD and Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick