Dwight E. Bergles of Johns Hopkins wins Barancik Prize for Innovation in MS Research (IMAGE)

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Dwight E. Bergles of Johns Hopkins wins Barancik Prize for Innovation in MS Research

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Dwight E. Bergles, Ph.D., a leading neuroscientist at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, is the winner of the 2020 Barancik Prize for Innovation in MS Research. Bergles has pioneered the study of immature cells in the brain that can regenerate myelin-making cells after myelin is destroyed in MS. These cells, oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs), hold the key to finding ways to promote myelin repair and restore function for people living with multiple sclerosis.

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