Neurologist Amit Bar-Or, MD, wins the Barancik Prize for Innovation in MS Research (IMAGE)
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Amit Bar-Or, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania, is this year’s recipient of the Barancik Prize for Innovation in MS Research for work uncovering how the immune system drives multiple sclerosis and cutting-edge research focusing on precision medicine to achieve long-term remission and ultimately preventing progression of the disease. His primary work is in multiple sclerosis, an unpredictable immune system-mediated neurological disease of the central nervous system – the brain, spinal cord and optic nerve. It disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and the body. Bar-Or is providing exciting insights into how immune cells interact with and influence one another to drive or calm immune attacks, and how these cells interact with brain cells to mediate destructive inflammation in MS. He has continued to increase understanding of pediatric MS, which provides a unique window into early disease biology. His team’s approach includes the development of a novel Precision Neuroimmunology Platform, aimed at capturing the range of immune-response states that can be seen across individuals, while continuing to uncover new insights into immune activation profiles in health and disease.
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