Event

MS Connect | Virtual

Monday, April 14, 2025 17:30to19:30
Virtual | Zoom

Join us for MS Awareness Month at The Neuro!

This year, we are excited to host two special events for people who have visited The Neuro's MS Clinic. These events are an opportunity to:

  • Discover the latest breakthroughs in MS research, including innovations happening right here at The Neuro.
  • Learn how you are—or can be—part of our open science research program.
  • Connect, network, and engage with our community.

Register Now for the Virtual Event


An initiative of the Tanenbaum Open Science Institute and the MS Clinic supported by the McConnell Foundation


Programme

Programme coming soon.
*All times are EST

5:30 p.m.

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Adil Harroud, MD, Group Co-Leader, Neuroimmunological Diseases Research Group, Multiple Sclerosis Programme, The Neuro

5:45 p.m.

Exploring the Role of EBV in MS

Simon Thebault, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, The Neuro

5:55 p.m.

Mapping MS: What Lesions Teach Us About Brain Health and How This Drives the Development of New Treatments.

Stephanie Zandee, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, The Neuro

6:05 p.m.

Imaging

David Rudko, PhD, MRI Physicist, Assistant Professor, The Neuro

6:15 p.m. Q&A
6:25 p.m.

Trials

Alexander Saveriano, MD, Multiple Sclerosis Clinic, The Neuro

6:35 p.m.

Eye Movement Biomarkers in Multiple Sclerosis

Paul Giacomini, MD, FRCP(C), Director, Multiple Sclerosis Clinic, The Neuro, Attending Physician, McGill University Health Centre (MUHC)

6:45 p.m. Q&A

Contact

Deborah Rashcovsky, Events Lead

Neuro Events, The Neuro, McGill University

debbie.rashcovsky [at] mcgill.ca

Organizing Committee

Adil Harroud, MD, Group Co-Leader, Neuroimmunological Diseases Research Group, The Neuro

Jo Anne Stratton, PhD, Group Co-Leader, Neuroimmunological Diseases Research Group, The Neuro

Christel Dias, PhD, MS Clinical Projects Associate, The Neuro

Annabel Seyller, CEO, Tanenbaum Open Science Institute, Chief of Staff, The Neuro

Deborah Rashcovsky, Events Lead, The Neuro

Luisa Sa Barreto Pimentel, Open Science Community Officer, TOSI, The Neuro

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The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) is a bilingual academic healthcare institution. We are a McGill research and teaching institute; delivering high-quality patient care, as part of the Neuroscience Mission of the McGill University Health Centre. We are proud to be a Killam Institution, supported by the Killam Trusts.

 

 

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