BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250509T222325EDT-9675snI7wV@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250510T022325Z DESCRIPTION:\nSupported by the generosity of the Killam Trusts\, The Neuro' s Killam Seminar Series invites outstanding guest speakers whose research is of interest to the scientific community at The Neuro and ºÃÉ«TVl Univers ity.\n\n\nRegister Now\n\nTo watch online\, click here\n\nHost: Sridar Nar ayanan\n\n\n7T MRI for Multiple Sclerosis: Insights into Pathology and Fut ure Directions\n\nDaniel M. Harrison\n\nProfessor and Vice Chair for Resea rch\, Department of Neurology\, University of Maryland School of Medicine\ ; Director\, University of Maryland Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatmen t and Research\n\nAbstract: Ultra-high field\, 7 Tesla (7T) MRI has provid ed a powerful in vivo tool for understanding the pathophysiology of multip le sclerosis (MS) and the clinical impact of pathologic changes. This tool holds additional promise as a method for improve diagnostics\, treatment efficacy monitoring\, and as an outcome measure for clinical trials. In th is talk\, we will accomplish the following objectives: 1. To review contri butions of 7T MRI to our understanding of the impact of cortical and deep gray matter and chronic active white matter lesions 2. To review 7T MRI me thods for measuring blood brain barrier breakdown and meningeal/lymphatic pathology 3. To discuss further work necessary to move forward with clinic al translation of 7T MRI for multiple sclerosis\n\nDr. Harrison is a Profe ssor of Neurology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Ha rrison directs an active research program focused on the development and v alidation of new techniques for imaging of the central nervous system for application to multiple sclerosis research and clinical trials. Dr. Harris on's research program is currently focused on utilization of novel MRI tec hniques\, including high-field\, 7-tesla MRI for visualization of cortical pathology\, neurodegeneration\, and meningeal inflammation in multiple sc lerosis. His lab also works on utilization of novel imaging techniques of the retina and visual pathways in MS and on machine learning based approac hes to image analysis and outcomes prediction. Dr. Harrison's research pro gram is supported by multiple NIH\, Department of Defense\, National MS So ciety\, and industry grants. Dr. Harrison is also an active investigator i n the Maryland Center for MS clinical trials program. Dr. Harrison receive d a Bachelor of Arts Degree with Highest Honors in Biology from Rutgers Un iversity after which he received a Medical Doctorate from the Albert Einst ein College of Medicine. He went on to train in neurology in the residency program at Columbia University Medical Center\, followed by a fellowship in neuroimmunology and neuroinfectious disease at the Johns Hopkins Univer sity School of Medicine. He was on faculty at Johns Hopkins from 2010 unti l 2015\, after which he took a position at the University of Maryland. He became Director of the MS Center in 2018 and Vice Chair for Research in th e Department of Neurology in 2024.\n DTSTART:20250527T200000Z DTEND:20250527T210000Z LOCATION:de Grandpre Communications Centre\, The Neuro SUMMARY:Killam Seminar Series: 7T MRI for Multiple Sclerosis: Insights into Pathology and Future Directions URL:/neuro/channels/event/killam-seminar-series-7t-mri -multiple-sclerosis-insights-pathology-and-future-directions-365200 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR