What are iWiMS scientific interest groups?
In order to facilitate and foster scientific collaborations and exchange among iWiMS members, we created scientific interest groups within iWiMS. Each interest group is (co-)lead by iWiMS members. Quarterly virtual meetings are held with presentations from iWiMS members and invited speakers enabling scientific exchange across different geographic regions and timezones. Meeting times and topics will be posted on the webpage ahead of time.
Participate
To participate in one or more scientific interest groups, please contact the respective scientific group leads listed below. For general questions about the scientific interest groups or proposals for new interest group topics, please contact Dr. Anne-Katrin Pröbstel. Anne-Katrin.Proebstel@ucsf.edu
Rehabilitation/Wellness/Quality of Life
Rebecca Maguire – Rebecca.Maguire@mu.ie
Michelle Ploughman – Michelle.Ploughman@med.mun.ca
Women’s Health/Pregnancy
Kerstin Hellwig – zirkuszelt@hotmail.com
Maria Houtchens – MHOUTCHENS@BWH.HARVARD.EDU
NMOSD/MOG Antibody-associated disease
Jacqueline Palace – jacqueline.palace@ndcn.ox.ac.uk
Nasrin Asgari – nasgari@health.sdu.dk, Romina Mariano – romina.mariano@ndcn.ox.ac.uk
Neuroopthalmology
Sara Collorone – s.collorone@ucl.ac.uk
Silbermann, Elizabeth – silberme@ohsu.edu
Jen Graves – jgraves@ucsd.edu
Neuroimmunology/Neuroinflammation/Blood-Brain Barrier/Neuropathology/Animal model
Jacqueline Quandt – jquandt@pathology.ubc.ca
Hedwich Kuipers – hedwich.kuipers@ucalgary.ca
Mireya Fernández-Fournier – fernandezfournier@hotmail.com
Myelin/repair
Seema Kaushalya Tiwari-Woodruff – Seema.Tiwari-Woodruff@medsch.ucr.edu
Jennifer L. Orthmann-Murphy – Jennifer.Orthmann-Murphy@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Lindsey Wooliscroft – wooliscr@ohsu.edu
Neuroimaging
Antje Bischof – antje.bischof@ukmuenster.de
Burcu Zeydan – zeydan.burcu@mayo.edu
Corree Laule – claule@physics.ubc.ca
Genetics and Genomics
Vicki Maltby – vicki.e.maltby@newcastle.edu.au
Pernilla Stridh – pernilla.strid@ki.se
Kaarina Kowalec – kaarina.kowalec@umanitoba.ca
Kate Fitzgerald – fitzgerald@jhmi.edu
Epidemiology/Real world evidence/Observational studies/Environmental &Lifestyle Factor
Ethel Ciampi – ethelciampi@gmail.com
Ana Zabalza – azabalza@cem-cat.org
Cognition
Sarah Morrow – Sarah.Morrow@lhsc.on.ca
Anisha Doshi – anisha.doshi@ucl.ac.uk
Clinical Research, Trials
Kristen Krysko – kristen.krysko@ucsf.edu
Anneke van der Walt – anneke.vanderwalt@monash.edu
Pediatric Demyelinating Disease
Yael Hacohen – yael@doctors.net.uk
Amy Waldman – WALDMAN@email.chop.edu
Clinical Neurology
Barbara Giesser – BGiesser@mednet.ucla.edu
Charo Blasco – charoblascoquilez@yahoo.es
Ayse Altintas – altintas13@gmail.com
Biomarker
Tamara Castillo-Triviño – tamaracastillo.tri@gmail.com
Luisa Maria Villar – luisamaria.villar@salud.madrid.org