Research Groups

Aphasia/Cognitive Disorders Research Group

Ataxia Research Group

Dr Alexandra Durr

INSERM U289
Hôpital de la Salpêtrière
47 Blvd de l'Hôpital
75651 Paris cedex 13
France

Tel.: +33 1 42 16 2182
Fax: +33 1 44 24 3658
E-mail: alexandra.durr@upmc.fr

Autonomic Disorders Research Group

Roy Freeman, MD ChB

Harvard Medical School
Director, Center for Autonomic & Peripheral Nerve Disorders
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
One Deaconess Road
Boston
MA 02215
USA

Tel.: +1 617 632 8454
Fax: +1 617 632 0852
E-mail: rfreeman@bidmc.harvard.edu

Clinical Neuropharmacology Research Group

Dr Amos Korczyn

Sieratzki Chair of Neurology
Tel-Aviv University Medical School
Ramat Aviv 69978
Israel

Tel.: +972 3 697 4229
Fax: +972 3 640 9113
E-mail: amoskor@post.tau.ac.il

Dementia Research Group (ENRG)

Raul Luciano Arizaga, MD

Cognitive Neurology Unit
Neuraxis Institute - Neurological Foundation
Buenos Aires
CP 1425
Argentina

Tel.: + 54 11 4372 5352
Fax: + 54 11 4371 5234
E-mail: rarizaga@wfn-rgd.org

Environmental Neurology Research Group (ENRG)

Chair

Leon D. Prockop, MD

Founding Chairman, Emeritus
Professor of Department of Neurology
University of South Florida
College of Medicine
Box 55
12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd
Tampa
FL 33612-479
USA

Tel.: 813-974-9915
Fax: 813-974-7473
E-mail: lprockop@health.usf.edu
Website: www.neurotoxicology-pro.com

 

Goals of the ERNG are to promote clinical research and education in all matters having to do with the adverse effects of environmental substances/events, including neurotoxins, upon the nervous system. These include, but are not limited to: heavy metals, volatile hydrocarbons, and insecticides & pesticides. Humans may be exposed to these substances/events in industrial/occupations situations or as a result of terrorism.

Clinical studies and educational meetings are in progress or planned.

Worldwide neurologists experienced in and/or interested in such situations are invited to contact the ERNG Chair, Leon D. Prockop, MD at lprockop@health.usf.edu

History of Neurosciences Research Group

Prof George York

21201 Ostrom Road
Fiddletown
CA 95629
USA

Tel.: +1 209 476 3388
Fax: +1 209 245 5409
E-mail: gkyork@ucdavis.edu

 

Other publications

• Neurotherapeutics 1950 - 2002

Huntington's Disease Research Group

Prof Raymund Roos

E-mail: R.A.C.Roos@lumc.nl

 

Announcements

The business meeting of the WFN Research Group in Huntington's Disease will take place at the World Congress on Huntington's Disease meeting on Tuesday September 15th 2009 between 12.30pm and 1.30pm

 

Annual Reports

• 2008 Annual Report

Intensive Care Neurology Research Group

Prof Daniel Hanley

Dept. of Neurology
The John Hopkins Hospital
Meyer 8 - 140
Baltimore
MD 21287
USA

Tel.: +1 410 955 7481
Fax: +1 410 614 7903
E-mail: dhanley@jhmi.edu

Migraine & Headache Research Group

Dr Stephen D Silberstein

Professor of Neurology
Thomas Jefferson University
111 S 11th St. Suite 8130
Philadelphia
PA 19106
USA

Tel.: +1 215 955 2072
Fax: +1 215 955 6682
E-mail: stephen.silberstein@jefferson.edu

Motor Neuron Diseases Research Group

Multiple Sclerosis Research Group

Prof Alan J Thompson

Director, Institute of Neurology, UCL
The National Hospital
Queen Square
London
WC1N 3BG
UK

Tel.: +44 207 837 3611
Fax: +44 207 813 6505
E-mail: a.thompson@ion.ucl.ac.uk

 

Annual Report

• 2008 Annual Report

 

World MS Day

World MS day 2010 will take place on 26 May 2010.

 

The IMSB of MSIF

The International Medical & Scientific Board (IMSB) of the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation (MSIF) is a unique group of medical professionals, bringing together over 60 experts in MS from around the world. Each member society of MSIF can nominate two representatives to the IMSB. These are usually leading neurologists and MS experts in the country and often Chair of the National Scientific and Medical Board (or equivalent) of the MS Society. The IMSB plays a central role in advising the Council and Board of the MSIF - an international body linking the activities of national MS societies around the world - on matters of MS medical research, professional education and information and services and plays a key role in the management of MSIF's research programmes.

 

Key roles

The Chairman of the IMSB is Prof. Alan Thompson, Professor of Clinical Neurology & Neurorehabilitation and Director of the Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, University College, London. Prof Chris Polman, Professor of Neurology at the Free University and Clinical and Scientific Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Centre at the VU Medical Centre in Amsterdam is the Deputy Chairman of the IMSB. Prof. Alan Thompson heads the IMSB executive committee who oversee MSIF's research activities and include Prof. Chris Polman (Netherlands), Prof. Alastair Compston (UK), Prof Reinhard Hohlfeld (Germany), Prof Fred Lublin (USA), Prof. Xavier Montalban (Spain), Dr. Carlo Pozzilli (Italy) and Dr. Ernest Willoughby (New Zealand).

 

Research programmes

These include the following:

• Research grants and fellowships:
  • Du Pré Grants (up to £5000, allow researchers to travel to MS centres of excellence)
  • McDonald Fellowship (£25,000 pa for 2 years)
  • Charcot Award (lifetime achievement award)
  • International Research Meeting Grants (up to £5000 to aid towards international research meetings)
• International Pediatric MS Study Group (IPMSSG) - we facilitate and coordinate activities of the group and provide and secure funding for their research meetings.
• Research funding database - development of a database to hold annual research funding figures of larger MS societies which will allow annual monitoring of funding trends to spot gaps and duplications and enable future funding decision-making.
• Research Alumni Programme - towards building a global MS community - all MSIF grant and fellowship recipients become alumni
• Research publications:
  • MS: The Guide to Treatment and Management (also available online)
  • MS in focus (bi annual magazine focusing on various topics in MS)
  • Making Connections (weekly newsletter including Research News)

 

Key relationships

IMSB Chairman Alan Thompson, Paul Rompani of MSIF and some members of the IMSB worked closely with the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the production of the 'Atlas of MS' publication and website, providing information and data on the epidemiology of MS and the availability and accessibility of resources to diagnose, inform, treat, support, manage and rehabilitate people with MS worldwide.

Neuroepidemiology Research Group

W. Allen Hauser

GH Sergievsky Center
630 W 168th St.
New York
New York 10032
USA

Tel.: 212 305 2447
E-mail: wahauser@optonline.net

Neuroethics Research Group

Prof Franz Gerstenbrand

Rummelhardtgasse 6 / 3
Vienna
A-1090
Austria

Tel.: +43 1 405 5203
Fax: +43 1 409 6843
E-mail: f.gerstenbrand@aon.at

Neurogenetics Research Group

Dr Eva Andermann
Neurogenetics Unit
Montreal Neurological Hospital & Institute
3801 University
Quebec
H3A 2B4
Canada

Tel.: +1 514 398 8529
Fax: +1 514 398 1276
E-mail: eva.andermann@mcgill.ca

Neuro-Ophthalmology and Neuro-Otology Research Group

Prof G Michael Halmagyi

Neurology Department
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Camperdown
NSW 2050
Australia

E-mail: michael@icn.usyd.edu.au

Neuroimaging Research Group

Joseph C. Masdeu, MD, PhD

Section on Integrative Neuroimaging
National Institutes of Health (NIH/NIMH-CBDB) Intramural Research Program
9000 Rockville Pike
Building 10, Room 4C101
Bethesda
MD 20892-1365
USA

Tel.: (202) 255-7899 or (301) 443-2096
Fax: (301) 496-7437
E-mail: masdeu@nih.gov

 

Annual Reports

• 2008 Annual Report

 

Other publications

• Neuroimaging in Neurotherapeutics

Neuromuscular Disease Research Group

Professor Gérard Said, FRCP

Médecin Consultant
Fédération de Neurologie
Hôpital de la Salpétrière
47 bd de l'Hôpital
75651 Paris Cédex 13
France

Tel.: +33 1 4216 1316 (Secretariat); +33 1 4216 1794 (Consultations)
E-mail: Dr-gs@hotmail.fr

Neuropathology Research Group

Prof Dr F F Cruz-Sanchez

Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
c/Immaculada 22
Barcelona
E-08017
Spain

E-mail: felixcruzsanchez@hotmail.com

 

Annual Reports

• 2008 Annual Report

Neuroradiology Research Group

Prof Jean Tamraz, MD, PhD

Dept of Imaging & Neuroradiology
CHU Hotel-Dieu de France - Univ. Saint Joseph
P O B: 16 6830
Beirut
Lebanon

Tel.: +961 3 254 623 or +33 6 72 91 74 94 (Paris)
Fax: +961 1 611 182
E-mail: jtamraz@usj.edu.lb
Website: www.rgnr.org

Neuro-Rehabilitation and Restorative Neurology Research Group

Prof Dr Jorgen Borg

Dept of Neuroscience/Rehabilitation Medicine
University of Uppsala
Uppsala
Sweden

Tel.: +46 18 611 26 49
Fax: +46 18 611 28 90
E-mail: jorgen.borg@rehab.uu.se

Neurosonology Research Group

Prof Manfred Kaps

Dept of Neurology
Universitaetsklinik
Justus-Liebig University
Am Steg 14
D 35385 Giessen
Germany

Tel.: +49 641 9945300
Fax: +49 641 9945309
E-mail: manfred.kaps@neuro.med.uni-giessen.de

Organisation and Delivery of Care Research Group

Prof Leontino Battistin

Department of Neurological Sciences
University Hospital Medical School
Via Giustiniani, 5
35128 - Padova
Italy

Tel.: +39 049 8213600
Fax: +39 049 8751770
E-mail: leontino.battistin@unipd.it

 

Reports

• Report on WFN RG ODNS (1989 - 2009)

Palliative Research Group

Dr Raymond Voltz

Director
Department of Palliative Medicine
University Hospital Cologne
Kerpener Strasse 62
D-50937 Köln
Germany

Tel.: +49 221 478 3360
Fax: +49 221 478 89300
E-mail: raymond.voltz@uk-koeln.de

Parkinsonism & Related Disorders Research Group

Prof Erik Ch. Wolters, MD, PhD

VU University Medical Center
Dept of Neurology
PO Box 7057
1007 MB Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Tel.: +31 20 444 2833
Fax: +31 20 444 2800
E-mail: e.wolters@vumc.nl

 

Annual Reports

• 2008 Annual Report

Sleep Research Group

Dr Antonio Culebras

Department of Neurology
Upstate Medical University
750 East Adams Sreet
Syracuse
NY 13210
USA

Tel.: +1 315 492 5877
Fax: +1 315 637 6226/4925521
E-mail: aculebras@aol.com

 

Other publications

• 2008 Annual Report
• Current status of sleep medicine (2002)