Professor Catherine Lubetzki picks up the mantle for prestigious MS Charcot Award!
Professor Lubetzki is professor of Neurology at Pierre and Marie Curie University and head of the department of neurological diseases in Salpêtrière Hospital. She coordinates the Salpêtrière Multiple Sclerosis clinical research centre. Her research focuses on the pathophysiology of MS, notably uncovering the interactions between myelin and axons, showing that the electrical activity of axons induces myelin formation, and that positive or negative axonal signalling can impact the repair mechanism.