News Alert!
Dr. Violaine Harris, Associate Director and Senior Research Scientist at Tisch MSRCNY, was featured on NY1 News. She discussed the groundbreaking work happening at our Center, our goal of finding the cause and cure of MS, and the importance of women in biomedical research leadership.
Fun Fact: Did you know that the research staff at Tisch MSRCNY is ~70% women, as opposed to a ~30% average nationwide?
Research shows that increasing women in research leadership produces more representative and clinically relevant science, which is especially important in diseases that impact women more than men, like MS. (1) (2)
Our Research Assistant mentorship program has served over 140 young scientists, and provides an example of women making significant impact in their field.
