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I know MS Discovery well--I find it an excellent source of information that I use regularly!
Paul M. Matthews, OBE, MD, DPhil, FRCP, FMedSci
Edmund J. and Lily Safra Professor of Translational Neuroscience and Therapeutics
Head, Division of Brain Sciences
Department of Medicine
Imperial College, London

 

I LOVE your site! I am a very experienced UK MS Specialist Nurse, caring for people with MS over decades, but have just discovered the wealth of updated, and shared, knowledge your site has to offer. I so wish I had had you 30 years ago. Thank you. I am inspired.
Vicki Matthews

 

Dear Editor,
I am writing to inform you that I have highlighted some content from the MS Discovery forum on a recent blog post. The post, which covers MS-related blogs and other sites that are particularly accessible to scientific laypeople (patients!) can be found here: http://treetownchem.blogspot.com/2014/03/making-sense-of-multiple-sclerosis.html
I've only discovered the MSDF in the past few days but can't wait to read more of this excellent journalism. I am an inorganic chemist by trade. Since my mother was diagnosed a few years ago I have been struggling to get the vocabulary needed to understand the MS research literature, but the MSDF looks like it distills the ideas very effectively. Thank you for creating a great community!
Jimmy Brancho, Inorganic Chemistry Ph.D. Candidate, University of Michigan

 

MSDF Senior Science Journalist Carol Cruzan Morton covered the American Society of Neurochemistry (ASN) meeting in Long Beach, California in March 2014. Here's a message ASN meeting manager Sheillah Jewart sent to all of the society's members:

At the recent ASN meeting in Long Beach, you may have noticed Carol Morton, a Senior Science Journalist from MS Discovery, conducting interviews and attending the sessions.  Here is her first article and stay tuned for other stories from the meeting. "Rare Family Cluster of MS Reveals New Clues," based on talks from the LKB1 session at the recent ASN meeting in Long Beach. You can link directly to the story at http://www.msdiscovery.org/news/new_findings/10319-rare-family-cluster-ms-reveals-new-clues MS Discovery Forum is a growing dynamic scientific community of researchers and physicians.  Check out MSDF news and resources and sign up (it’s free) to comment on stories and papers, to post meeting announcements and jobs, and to help us shape the site so it serves the diverse needs of the MS research community. It's all in the interests of speeding progress toward new and better treatments for -- or prevention of -- multiple sclerosis. (Your comments also help show site engagement to potential funders, which will help ensure MSDF's ongoing support and success.)

Sheillah Jewart, American Society of Neurochemistry

 

One of the articles Carol Morton wrote from the ASN meeting resulted in a nice comment from a researcher quoted in the article:

Thanks Carol for this attractive looking and handsomely written piece!!! Everybody is commenting on how well it is written and how good the article looks. So far one potential collaborator re scientific experiments whom we already met at ASN meeting. That's good.
Anne Boullerne, University of Illinois, Chicago

 

Thank you very much for . . . alerting me to your excellent website. I really enjoyed reading through some of the very well written and concise summaries of papers on the site. It will certainly be one of my go to sites in keeping up to date.

David Paling, MB ChB, University College, London

 

“I am very impressed ... a really useful and interesting site.” 

Dr. Alasdair Coles, Senior Lecturer, University of Cambridge

 

“The site looks very good... The articles are very high quality and I congratulate you and your writers.”

Tim Vollmer, MD, Professor and Director of Clinical Research, University of Colorado

 

“I’ve had a look at your site and must congratulate you on such a fine job ... This will be a very valuable resource for the MS community.”

Juan Carlos Lopez, Editor, Nature Medicine

 

“The MSDF is a lifeline for those of us who struggle to keep up with the vast array of new research findings in multiple sclerosis - particularly in areas where we don't have particular expertise. The articles' brevity, and their clear and engaging style, fit perfectly with the schedules of busy researchers. Over time, this model should increase the relevance of our work.”

Daniel S. Reich, MD, PhD, Chief, Translational Neuroradiology Unit, Neuroimmunology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

 

“The multiple sclerosis field is substantially more difficult at this moment to try to wrap one’s arms around. But the wonderful thing about this moment in time for MS is that there are a good number of drugs that may alter the natural history of the disease. It is probably a generation-long task to work them all into a logical, coherent therapeutic armamentarium. I think that [MSDF] will help in that process by being an honest broker … an authentically important goal.”

Dr. Richard Ransohoff as quoted by Science Translational Medicine in an article about MS Discovery Forum.

 

“Your article [on imaging] is excellent. You’ve covered tremendous ground and spoken to many well-chosen experts to balance your reporting. This piece really covers ‘MS Imaging in 2012,’ and I’ll recommend it to students and residents who want a quick and comprehensive overview of the field.” 

Rob Naismith, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Washington University