Tisch Multiple Sclerosis Research Center Of New York Inc

THE PURPOSE OF TISCH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS RESEARCH CENTER OF NY, INC. IS TO CONDUCT MEDICAL RESEARCH DIRECTED TOWARD FINDING THE CAUSE AND EVENTUAL CURE FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.

TISCH MS RESEARCH CENTER OF NEW YORK'S (TISCH MSRCNY) MISSION IS TO CONDUCT MEDICAL RESEARCH DIRECTED TOWARD DISCOVERING THE CAUSE OF AND EVENTUAL CURE FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS. IN 2021, ADVANCEMENTS WERE MADE IN THE STEM CELL RESEARCH PROGRAM. DRS HARRIS AND SADIQ CONDUCTED A LONG TERM FOLLOW UP STUDY OF MS PATIENTS IN THE PHASE I CLINICAL TRIAL, WHICH WAS PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL NEUROLOGY NEUROIMMUNOLOGY AND NEUROINFLAMMATION. THE PHASE II CLINICAL TRIAL OF STEM CELL IN MS WAS FULLY ENROLLED WITH NO SERIOUS ADVERSE EVENTS RELATED TO THE TREATMENT. CLINICAL TRIAL RESULTS ARE EXPECTED IN 2023. IN ADDITION, TISCH MSRCNY RESEARCHERS WERE INVITED TO PRESENT RESEARCH ABSTRACTS AT ANNUAL CONFERENCES OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY, THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR STEM CELL RESEARCH AND THE SOCIETY FOR NEUROSCIENCE, ALL HELD VIRTUALLY IN 2021. IN 2021, TISCH MSRCNY CONTINUED CONSTRUCTION ON A NEW FACILITY, THE EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER, AN EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING LABORATORIES. THIS PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY FALL OF 2022.

AS AN ACADEMIC FACILITY, THE TISCH MS RESEARCH CENTER PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING RESOURCES FOR MS RESEARCHERS AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT GOALS OF TISCH MSRCNY IS TO PROVIDE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG SCIENCE GRADUATES THAT ENABLE THEM TO BECOME CAREER SCIENTISTS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THEY HAVE TRAINED OVER 100 COLLEGE GRADUATES AS RESEARCH ASSISTANTS (RAS) FOR 2-YEAR ROTATIONS. IN 2021, ALL SECOND YEAR RESEARCH ASSISTANTS, UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF TISCH MSRCNY PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS, MATRICULATED TO TOP MEDICAL SCHOOLS AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS. FELLOWSHIPS IN MS RESEARCH ARE ALSO OFFERED TO PHYSICIANS AND SCIENTISTS INTERESTED IN ENTERING OR EXPANDING THEIR WORK IN THIS FIELD. WEEKLY JOURNAL CLUB MEETINGS OR GRAND ROUNDS TAKE PLACE IN OUR CONFERENCE ROOM OR VIRTUALLY TO DISCUSS THE LATEST ADVANCEMENTS IN MS RESEARCH AND HOW IT APPLIES TO OUR CURRENT INVESTIGATIONS. THESE RESEARCH INITIATIVES INCLUDE: TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND TREAT COORDINATION AND BALANCE DIFFICULTIES IN PATIENTS WITH MS. TO CREATE AN EXPERIMENTAL MODEL OF PROGRESSIVE MS THAT WILL ENABLE US TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND TREAT PATIENTS WITH SECONDARY PROGRESSIVE MS (SPMS) AND PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE MS (PPMS). TO UTILIZE NOVEL CEREBROSPINAL FLUID BASED ANIMAL MODELS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND OTHER NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES SUCH AS ALS TO DEVELOP ORGANOID MODELS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE UNDERPINNINGS OF PROGRESSIVE MS FINALLY, AND PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE NEED TO IDENTIFY THE INTITIAL TRIGGER(S) THAT CAUSE MS.