BARLO MS Centre Visiting Speaker Series: Dr Jack Antel

Speaker: Jack Antel, MD 

Jack Antel is a clinical neurologist who coordinates the multiple sclerosis research and treatment program at the Montreal Neurological Institute. He has served as President of the International Society of Neuroimmunology, president of ACTRIMS, Scientific Director of the endMS Research and Training Network supported by the MS Society of Canada, and as Editor for the Americas of the Multiple Sclerosis Journal.

His research interests include understanding the mechanisms of tissue injury and repair that occur in MS and how these can be therapeutically targeted. He received the 2005 Dystel Award from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the American Academy of Neurology.

Topic: Basis of oligodendrocyte/myelin injury in multiple sclerosis

Objectives:
1. To describe the mechanisms that underlie the initial injury and eventual loss of oligodendrocytes during the course of multiple sclerosis
2. To examine the myelination capacity of human oligodendrocyte lineage cells
3. To consider the  challenges of translating experimental neuro-protective and repair findings into the clinic.