Neuroimmunology Fellowships
The Department of Neurology and the Neuroimmunology Section offer two different, two to three year clinical-research fellowships in the field of Neuroimmunology. The goal of both fellowships is to provide clinical training and research opportunities to selected neurologists to equip them for a career in neuroimmunology.
All fellows will be assigned one, and occasionally two, faculty mentors.
In the first fellowship program, the Fellow will undertake a research project with a defined hypothesis and goals, determined by the mutual interests of both the Fellow and the mentor. The Fellow will work in the laboratory of the mentor, and will be given guidance on the research project from the faculty member. Projects may involve human studies, studies using animal models, or both.
The second type of fellowship program is aimed at equipping the Fellow for a career in clinical trials. The Fellow will participate actively in at least one ongoing clinical trial. In addition, the Fellow will take formal courses in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and will be expected to plan a clinical trial, including the methodologies for performing the trial and analyzing the results.
Both types of Fellows will be given solid clinical training in the diagnosis and management of multiple sclerosis patients.
Didactic teaching will involve weekly journal clubs, weekly immunology seminars, and weekly lab meetings. The Fellow may also may elect to take or audit graduate level immunology courses and biostatistics courses.
The Neuroimmunology Section of the Department of Neurology at Washington University actively cares for 1800 patients with multiple sclerosis, as well as other patients with related diseases including recurrent optic neuritis, transverse myelitis, CNS lupus, and CNS vasculitides. The Section consists of three MDs, three PhDs, and numerous technologists and technicians. The section currently employs two full-time nurses, one of whom is entirely devoted to clinical research activities. The research extends from the culture dish to human clinical trials.
Contact:
Anne H. Cross, MD
Neuroimmunology Section Head
(314)362-3293
crossa@neuro.wustl.edu
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