Repair Strategies in MS

There are no existing therapies that are capable of repairing the myelin and nerve damage that exist in MS. Dr. Harris and her team focused on adult stem cells from the bone marrow, called...

About Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic, incurable, and unpredictable disease of the central nervous system (the brain, optic nerves, and spinal cord). MS is characterized by the destruction of the fatty...

Facilities

The Tisch MS Research Center is equipped with the latest in research equipment and technology in order to conduct cutting-edge research for the benefit of people with MS. Occupying 20,000 square...

Research

At Tisch MS we have several ongoing research projects.  Browse this section to learn more about each project.

REGISTER TODAY for the MS PATIENT EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM

Sunday, October 13, 2013 join us at the Hilton, New York for the 16th Annual MS Patient Symposium.  This free event is open to MS patients, their families and caregivers.  Space is limited....

Support Our Work

The Tisch MS Research Center of New York is dedicated to finding the cause of and cure for multiple sclerosis. Tisch MS focuses on translational research, bringing findings quickly from the...

Fetuin-A: A Biomarker of Active MS

Our results show that CSF fetuin-A is a biomarker of disease activity and natalizumab response in MS. Neuronal expression of fetuin-A suggests that fetuin-A may play a pathological role in the...

Dr. Saud Sadiq Speaks at the Vatican on Stem Cell Research

Dr. Sadiq presented years of stem cell research from the Tisch MS Research Center of New York during the Second International Adult Stem Cell Conference held at the Vatican April 11-13, 2013.  ...

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The Tisch MS Research Center of New York is supported entirely by grants and private philanthropy. Tisch MS is the only center of its kind in the world.

The Tisch MS Research Center of New York is dedicated to finding the cause and cure of multiple sclerosis

Tisch MS News

Dr. Stephen G. Waxman, MD, PhD, Bridget Marie Flaherty Professor of Neurology and Professor of Neurobiology and of Pharmacology and Director, Center for Neuroscience and Regeneration Research, Yale University School of Medicine, presented a Grand Rounds lecture at the Tisch MS Research Center of New York on May 15, 2013. Instrumental in developing the field of sodium channel molecular biology and neurobiology, Dr.

Forrest Anderson (Tisch MSRCNY) presented the following article in Journal Club.

Article Title: Increased CD8+ T cell Response to Epstein-Barr Virus Lytic Antigens in the Active phase of Multiple Sclerosis

Reference: D.F. Angelini, B. Serafini, E. Piras, M. Severa, E.M. Coccia, B. Rosicarelli, S. Ruggieri, C. Gasperini, F. Buttari, D. Centonze, R. Mechelli, M. Salvetti, G. Borsellino, F. Aloisi, and L. Battistini. (2013) J....

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