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About the Event
In this installment of Neurology Grand Rounds, David A. Hafler, M.D., presents “The Underlying Cause of Multiple Sclerosis.” Hafler is the chair and the William S. and Lois Stiles Edgerly Professor of Neurology and a professor of immunobiology at Yale School of Medicine. He is the neurologist in chief for Yale New Haven Hospital.
Email Bridgette Lakoski for the Zoom information.
For those attending in person, please arrive by 7:15 a.m. Breakfast will be served.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this presentation, the audience participant should be able to:
- Identify how the genetic variants that cause MS influence the immune system.
- Apply how T cell reactivity to myelin antigens in MS can be used to follow responses to immunotherapy.
- Identify the paradox of TNFa as related to B cell depletion in MS and other autoimmune diseases.
Target Audience
- Primary: Neurologists, neuroscientists, nurses, residents, medical students
- Secondary: Other health care professionals