2000s
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
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
Robert T. Naismith, MD
2003 – 2004
Serono-Pfizer NMSS Clinical Fellow
Present position: Professor of Neurology, Washington Univ. School of Medicine
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
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
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.
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)
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)
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