ECTRIMS Fellowship Alumni

Explore the ECTRIMS Fellowship Alumni page to access a list of past awardees, their hosting institutions, and project topics. This resource serves as a valuable reference for potential applicants seeking inspiration for their own projects. We encourage you to browse the showcased achievements and consider applying for the ECTRIMS fellowships to further your research in multiple sclerosis.

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2024 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Adriana Cassallas Vanegas, Dr.	Structural and Functional Characterisation of the anterior visual pathway in patients with early Multiple Sclerosis	Centre d’Esclerosi Multiple de Catalunya – Cemcat \| Barcelona, Spain	Dr. Angela Vidal-Jordana	1 year
Denison Pedrosa, Dr.	Improving access to oral cladribine as a treatment for multiple sclerosis in resource-poor settings	Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom	Prof. Gavin Giovannoni	1 year
Maria Melania Martoiu, Dr.	Iron spinal cord accumulation in multiple sclerosis	John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, United Kingdom	Prof. Gabriele de Luca	1 year

2023 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Fiona Chan, MD	Identification of the association between vascular risk factors with visual disability in an international MOGAD/NMOSD cohort utilising optical coherence tomography to inform prognosis and therapeutic approaches	University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, UK	Dr. Ruth Geraldes	1 year
Chiara Rocci, MD	UK epidemiological study on transverse myelitis and associations with systemic and neurologic disease	The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Neurology Department Liverpool, UK	Dr. Saif Huda	1 year
Meriem Aoufi, MD	Characterisation of intrathecal opsonin expression and spinal cord axonal loss in multiple sclerosis	University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, UK	Dr. Gabriele De Luca	1 year
Alexis Garcia, MD	Characterization of patients with highly active multiple sclerosis and evaluation of the effect of high efficacy treatment in its disease evolution	Centre d’Esclerosi Multiple de Catalunya – Cemcat \| Barcelona, Spain	Dr. Georgina Arrambide	1 year

2022 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Antonia Lefter, MD	Structural and Functional Characterisation of Optic Nerve Lesions following Acute Optic Neuritis in People with Multiple Sclerosis and other Neuroinflammatory Disorders	Roger Salengro University Hospital, CHU de Lille, France	Dr. Hélène Zéphir	1 year
Claudia Guio-Sanchez, MD	Comorbidities in Latin-American patients with Multiple Sclerosis: Regional differences with highly prevalence population	Centre d’Esclerosi Multiple de Catalunya – Cemcat \| Barcelona, Spain	Dr. Mar Tintoré	1 year
Victoria Fernandez, MD	Neurofilament light chain levels in serum as a prognostic marker of disease evolution and treatment response in multiple sclerosis	Centre d’Esclerosi Multiple de Catalunya – Cemcat \| Barcelona, Spain	Dr. Georgina Arrambide	1 year
Manual Salavisa, MD	AttackMS – Natalizumab for the treatment of people with inflammatory demyelination suggestive of multiple sclerosis, or definite multiple sclerosis, at first presentation	Barts Health NHS Trust – Queen Mary University \| London, UK	Prof. Klaus Schmierer	1 year

2021 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
René Carvajal, MD	Hands-on training on clinical care for patients with Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders and other demyelinating disorders	Centre d’Esclerosi Multiple de Catalunya – Cemcat \| Barcelona, Spain	Dr. Mar Tintoré	1 year
Nathane Rezende, MD	Hands-on training on clinical care for patients with Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders and other demyelinating disorders	Centre d’Esclerosi Multiple de Catalunya – Cemcat \| Barcelona, Spain	Dr. Jaume Sastre-Garriga	1 year
Panagiotis Gklinos, MD	Examine the utility of remotely sampled plasma neurofilaments as biomarkers of disease activity	Barts Health NHS Trust – Queen Mary University \| London, UK	Dr. Ruth Dobson	1 year
Elianet Fonseca, MD	Hands-on training on clinical care for patients with Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders and other demyelinating disorders	Instituto Clinic de Neurosciencias \| Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Spain	Dr. Albert Saiz	1 year

2020 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor(s)	Duration
Enrique Gomez Fiqueroa, MD	N/A	Neurocure Clinical Research Center \| Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany	Prof. Paul Friedemann & Dr. Jacqueline Palace	1 year
Agustin Pappolla, MD	N/A	Centre d’Esclerosi Multiple de Catalunya – Cemcat \| Barcelona, Spain	Dr. Jordi Rio Izquierdo	1 year
Ana Beatriz Gomes, MD	High-dimensional single-cell immune profiling of MOG antibody-associated CNS demyelinating disease	University Hospital Basel, Switzerland	Dr. Anne-Katrin Pröbstel & Prof. Tobias Derfuss	1 year
Nik Krajnc, MD	N/A	Neuroimmunology & MS Clinical and Research Unit Medical University of Vienna, Austria	Prof. Thomas Berger	1 year

2019 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Simón Cárdenas Robledo, MD	Clinical training in MS and other demyelinating diseases	Centre d’Esclerosi Multiple de Catalunya – Cemcat \| Barcelona, Spain	Dr. Mar Tintoré	1 year
Paula Tagliani, MD	Full-time MS clinical care training experience	Centre d’Esclerosi Multiple de Catalunya – Cemcat \| Barcelona, Spain	Dr. Angela Vidal Jordana	1 year
Ide Smets, MD, PhD	Hands on experience in general neurology and neuroinflammatory, multidisciplinary care, and neuro-ophthalmology cases	Barts Health NHS Trust – Queen Mary University \| London, UK	Dr. Sharmilee Gnanapavan	1 year
Madiha Shatila, MD	Focus on diagnosis and provision of disease-modifying therapies	National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery \| London, UK	Dr. Wallace Brownlee	1 year
Stefania Kaninia, MD	Clinical focus as well as ongoing clinical trials	University of Bristol and North Bristol NHS Trust, UK	Dr. Claire Marie Rice	1 year

2018 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Boaventura de Oliveira, MD	N/A	Centre d’Esclerosi Multiple de Catalunya – Cemcat \| Barcelona, Spain	Dr. Jaume Sastre-Garriga	1 year
Venkatraman Karthikeayan, MD	N/A	The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Neurology Department Liverpool, UK	Dr. Anu Jacob	1 year
Saúl Reyes, MD	N/A	Blizzard Institute – Barts Health NHS Trust Queen Mary University \| London, UK	Prof. Gavin Giovannoni	1 year

2017 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Nuria Cerdà Fuertes, MD	Evaluation of clinical bedside tests (primitive reflexes e.g. palmomental reflex) of MS patients in correlation with neuropsychological tests	University Hospital Basel, Neurologisch-Neurochirurgische Poliklinik Switzerland	Dr. Tobias Derfuss	1 year
Giordani dos Passos, MD	Are there differences in MS severity, as assessed by MRI and clinical parameters, between different racial and ethnic groups?	University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital \| Oxford, UK	Dr. Jacqueline Palace	1 year
Pietro Maggi, MD, PhD	High field gradient echo MRI enhances the differentiation between multiple sclerosis and other inflammatory disorders: a further step beyond the concept of “no better explanation”	Lausanne University Hospital, Department of Neurology, Switzerland	Dr. Renaud Du Pasquier	1 year

2016 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Zhifeng Mao, MD, PhD	N/A	Blizzard Institute – Barts Health NHS Trust Queen Mary University \| London, UK	Dr. Klaus Schmierer	1 year
Nicolas Dubuisson, MD	N/A	Barts Health NHS Trust – Queen Mary University \| London, UK	Prof. Gavin Giovannoni	1 year

2015 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Maria Isabel Zuluaga, MD	N/A	Centre d’Esclerosi Multiple de Catalunya – Cemcat \| Barcelona, Spain	Dr. Mar Tintoré	6 months
Omar Alrawashdeh, PhD	N/A	Division of Clinical Neurology, Queens Medical Centre \| Nottingham, UK	Dr. Nikos Evangelou	1 year

2013 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Youssef Sidhom, MD	N/A	Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital \| Paris, France	Dr. Bertrand Fontaine	1 year

2012 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Ethel Ciampi, MD	N/A	Centre d’Esclerosi Multiple de Catalunya – Cemcat \| Barcelona, Spain	Dr. Jaume Sastre-Garriga	1 year
Maria Cristina Bucur, MD	N/A	Department of Neurology, Purpan Hospital \| Toulouse, France	Prof. David Brassat	1 year
Zheng Liu, MD, PhD	N/A	Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, UCL Institute of Neurology London, UK	Prof. Declan Chard	1 year

2024 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Estibaliz Maudes, Dr.	Deciphering B cell dynamics in Multiple Sclerosis for precision immunotherapy	University of Göttingen, Germany	Prof. Martin Weber	2 years
Wei Yeh, Dr.	Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease: optimising treatment strategy and outcomes	University of Oxford, United Kingdom	Prof. Jacqueline Palace	1 year
Zuhal Abasiyanik, Dr.	Comprehensive multidimensional assessment of gait adaptability as a marker of subtle gait deficits in persons multiple sclerosis with no to mild disability	REVAL Rehabilitation Research Center, Hasselt University, The Netherlands	Prof. Peter Feys	2 years

2023 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor(s)	Duration
Federico Ansaloni, PhD	Exploring the role of endogenous retroviruses and viral infection of oligodendroglia in multiple sclerosis at single-cell resolution	Karolinska Institutet \| Stockholm, Sweden	Dr. Gonçalo Castelo-Branco	2 years
Giuseppe Pontillo, PhD	Towards individualized clinical predictions in Multiple Sclerosis: a data-driven predictome linking neuroimaging to outcomes	Amsterdam UMC \| The Netherlands	Prof. Frederik Barkhof & Dr. Menno Schoonheim	2 years
Margareta Clarke, PhD	Predicting chronic activity in multiple sclerosis lesions from baseline MRI	University of Nottingham \| UK	Dr. Nikos Evangelou	2 years
Rocio Bravo Miana, MD	Central nervous system (CNS)-derived extracellular vesicles: specific circulating biomarkers and a promising window into the CNS of multiple sclerosis patients	Biodonostia Health Research Institute \| San Sebastian, Spain	Dr. David Otaegui	2 year

2022 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Tom Fuchs, PhD	Redefining Progressive MS	Amsterdam UMC \| the Netherlands	Dr. Menno Schoonheim	2 years
Eduardo Fernandez, PhD	Illuminating axon conduction and cortical circuit functioning during myelin repair	INSERM \| Paris, France	Dr. Maria Cecilia Angulo	2 years
Alberto Calvi, PhD	Integration of MRI metrics and biological markers of chronic activity to predict	Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica \| Spain	Dr. Sara Llufriu	2 years

2021 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Parisa Hariri, PhD	Predictors of disease progression in Multiple Sclerosis	Turku PET Centre, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Finland	Dr. Laura Airas	2 years
Sarah Guimbal, PhD	Discovering novel targets and their mechanisms in an innovative in vitro model of human blood-brain barrier as part of Multiple Sclerosis	University of Bern, Switzerland	Prof. Britta Engelhardt	2 years
Vasiliki Pantazou, PhD	Modulation of microglial interaction with the node of Ranvier by adaptative immune cues	Hopitaux Universitaires Pitié Salpêtrière \| Paris, France	Dr. Anne Desmazières	2 years
Carmen Picon, MD	Unveiling inflammatory mechanisms underpinning selective neuronal vulnerability in Multiple Sclerosis	University of Geneva, Switzerland	Dr. Doron Merkle	2 year

2020 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Alexandra Nicaise, PhD	Modeling Cellular Senescence in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis with Neural Stem Cells and Animal Disease Models	Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, UK	Prof. Stefano Pluchino	2 years
Leslie Kirby, PhD	An investigation into the interplay of inflammatory oligodendrocyte progenitor cells and B-lineage cells in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis	Karolinska Institutet \| Stockholm, Sweden	Dr. Gonçalo Castelo-Branco	2 years

2018 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor(s)	Duration
Alerie Guzman de la Fuente, PhD	Does remyelination fail due to an immune-mediated depletion of ageing Central Nervous System progenitor cells?	Queen’s Mary University, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences – Centre for Experimental Medicine \| Belfast, UK	Prof. Denise Fitzgerald, MD, PhD	2 years
Iris Kleerekooper, MD	Minimally invasive testing of mitochondrial function to predict progressive neurodegeneration in acute multiple sclerosis associated optic neuritis	Queen Square MS Centre, UCL Institute of Neurology & Moorfields Eye Hospital London, UK	Dr. Anand Trip & Dr. Axel Petzold	2 years
Elena Morandi, PhD	Investigation of the impact of Multiple Sclerosis associated genetic variant CD226 Gly307Ser on T cell functions	INSERM – Université Toulouse III, CHU Purpan, France	Abdelhadi Saoudi, PhD	2 years
Hideaki Nishihara, MD, PhD	Advancing human stem cell derived in vitro models of the human blood-brain barrier to study the migration of human immune cells into the central nervous system	Theodor Kocher Institute \| Bern, Switzerland	Prof. Britta Engelhardt	2 years

2016 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Mansih Malviya, PhD	Molecular engineering of Tregs expressing recombinant TCR: study of their therapeutics effects in animal models of MS	INSERM, Center of Pathophysiology of Toulouse (CPTP), France	Prof. Roland Liblau	2 years
Sabah Mozafari, PhD	Analysis of cellular behaviour of skin-derived myelin-producing human cells in vitro and in vivo after transplantation in the demyelinated central nervous system	INSERM U1127, Sorbonne Université \| Paris, France	Prof. Anne Baron-Van Evercooren	2 years
Bieke Broux, PhD	The unexplored role of interleukin-24 in MS	Hasselt University, Biomedical Research Institute \| Diepenbeek, Belgium	Prof. Niels Hellings	2 years

2015 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor(s)	Duration
Carmen Tur, MD, PhD	What is the role of brain structural and functional connectivity in clinically isolated syndrome?	UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square MS Centre \| London, UK	Prof. Olga Ciccarelli & Prof. Alan Thompson	2 years
Ana Luisa Falcao, PhD	Epigenetic states underlying oligodendrocyte precursor differentiation in MS	Karolinska Institute, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics Stockholm, Sweden	Dr. Gonçalo Caselo-Branco	2 years

2013 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Armelle Klopstein, PhD	Molecular mechanisms and cellular pathways involved in the migration of CD8+ T cell subsets across the BBB in vitro and in vivo	Theodor Kocher Institute \| Bern, Switzerland	Prof. Britta Engelhardt	2 years
Fanny Chalmin, PhD	Interleukin-27 drives TH17-like cell generation in the absence of signal transducers and activators of transcription (STAT)1	University Hospital \| Geneva, Switzerland	Dr. Caroline Pot	1 year

2012 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Benedetta Bodini, MD, PhD	Exploring demyelination and remyelination in MS through a combination of positron emission tomography and advanced magnetic resonance imaging	Department of Neuroimaging, King’s College London, UK	Prof. Federico Turkheimer	2 years
Andreia Carvalho, PhD	Dissection of the effects of mesenchymal stem cells on glial cells involved in neurogenesis	Department of Neurology, University of Genova, Italy	Prof. Antonio Uccelli	2 years

2011 Awardee

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Aurélie Ruet, MD, PhD	Relation of grey and white matter damage in MS: comparison between relapsing-remitting secondary and primary progressive patients	VU University Medical Center \| Amsterdam, the Netherlands	Dr. Hugo Vrenken	2 years

2010 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Anu Kemppinen, PhD, MSc	Somatic mutations in Multiple Sclerosis	Cambridge University, Neurology Unit, Cambridge, UK	Prof. Stephen Sawcer	2 years
Jens Kuhle, MD	Multivariate clinically isolated syndrome risk factor study – towards a Multiple Sclerosis risk calculator	Center of Neuroscience and Trauma, The Royal London Hospital \| London, UK	Prof. Gavin Giovannoni	2 years
Nicolas Molnarfi, PhD	Role of B-cell-derived transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1 expression in central nervous system (CNS) autoimmunity	University Hospital Geneva, Switzerland	Prof. Patrice Lalive	2 years

2009 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor(s)	Duration
Oriane Cedile, PhD	Chemokines in regulation of autoimmune T-cell development and response in EAE	Medical Biotechnology Center, University of Southern Denmark, Odense	Prof. Trevor Owens	2 years
Clemens Warnke, MD	Impact of neutralising antibodies against recombinant interferon beta on viral immunosurveillance by inhibition of endogenous interferon	Department of Clinical Neuroscience Center for Molecular Medicine Karolinska Institutet \| Stockholm, Sweden	Prof. Jan Hillert & Prof. Anna Fogdell-Hahn	2 years

2008 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Camilla Reali, PhD	Mechanisms of demyelination and neurodegeneration in Multiple Sclerosis	Department of Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Division of Neuroscience Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital \| London, UK	Prof. Richard Reynolds	1 year
Adi Vaknin-Dembinsky, MD, PhD	Transplantation of autologous human bone-derived mesenchymal stem cells in patients with MS: clinical, neuroradiological and immunological follow-up	MS Center, Department of Neurology, Hadassah Ein-Kerem University Hospital Jerusalem, Israel	Prof. Demitrios Karussis	2 years

2007 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Sven Jarius, MD	Antibodies to aquaporin-4 in neuromyelitis optica (NMO)	Division of Neuroimmunology, University of Heidelberg, Germany	Prof. Brigitte Wildemann	2 years
Marcin Mycko, MD, PhD	Heat shock protein 70 as an endogenous adjuvant modulating development of autoimmune demyelination	Department of Neurology, University of Bochum, Germany	Prof. Ralf Gold	2 years

2024 Awardee

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Oscar Ayala	A randomised controlled clinical trial to evaluate the MS-Line! Cognitive rehabilitation Programme for people with MS	Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Girona Dr. Josep Trueta (IDIBGI)	Dr. Lluís Ramió-Torrentà	1 year

2023 Awardee

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Antonia Kaltsatou, MD	Innovative methods to improve and promote MS individuals’ care and education	Greek Multiple Sclerosis Society \| Thessaloniki, Greece	Dr. Anastasios Orologas	1 year

2022 Awardee

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Lorena Lopez Rayes, MS Nurse	Intervention for nursing preconception counseling to women with multiple sclerosis based on a shared decision-making process.	Centre d’Esclerosi Multiple de Catalunya – Cemcat \| Barcelona, Spain	Rosalia Horno, MS Nurse	1 year

2020 Awardee

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Chung Kwan Chery Au, MS Nurse	N/A	Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, UCL Institute of Neurology London, UK	Jennifer Slough, MS Nurse	3 months

2019 Awardee

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Daymet Grass Fernandes, MS Nurse	Role of the nurse in the comprehensive management of the patient with MS	Centre d’Esclerosi Multiple de Catalunya – Cemcat \| Barcelona, Spain	Rosalia Horno, MS Nurse	6 months

2018 Awardee

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Francesco Pastore, MS Nurse	SM care 2.0: the role of the nurse in telemedicine and e-health applied to MS patients	University of Bari, Department of Neurology Bari, Italy	Domenica Lanave, MS Nurse	6 months

2015 Awardee

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Miguel Angel Robles Sanchez, MS Nurse	N/A	The National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery – Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre \| London, UK	Bernadette Porter, MS Nurse	6 months

2014 Awardee

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Peppina Maria Piera Canu, MS Nurse	N/A	Centre d’Esclerosi Multiple de Catalunya – Cemcat \| Barcelona, Spain	Rosalia Horno, MS Nurse	6 months

2024 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor(s)	Duration
Neus Mongay-Ochoa, Dr.	Exploring the grey-to-white matter borders in multiple sclerosis: A comprehensive analysis through neuroimaging and histopathology	University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany	Prof. Sergiu Groppa and Dr. Gabriel Gonzalez-Escamilla	1 year
Mads (Alexander Just) Madsen, Dr.	Network lesion mapping of fatigue in multiple sclerosis	MS Center Amsterdam, The Netherlands	Dr. Menno Schoonheim and Prof. Frederick Barkhof	1 year

2023 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Riccardo Nistri, Dr.	Investigating the relationships between paramagnetic rim lesions, clinical and MRI measures of disability at different stages of MS: a multi-centre MAGNIMS study	Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, London, United Kingdom	Prof. Olga Ciccarelli and Dr. Floriana De Angelis	1 year
Alessia Bianchi, Dr.	Identifying multiple sclerosis phenotypes and predicting disability with MRI using machine learning	Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy	Prof Nicola De Stefano	2 years

2022 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Elisa Colato, Dr.	Identifying cross-sectional and longitudinal cognitive and brain damage phenotypes in multiple sclerosis using machine learning and MRI techniques	MS Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC \| The Netherlands	Dr. Menno Schoonheim	1 year
Antonia Wenger, Dr.	Determinants of ‘age of onset’ and cognitive impairment in MS: a multi-centric combined analysis of network alterations and cortical damage	IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute \| Milan, Italy	Prof. M.A. Rocca	1 year

2021 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor(s)	Duration
Gerard Martí-Juan, PhD	The Virtual Brain: generative wholebrain models in Multiple Sclerosis	Vall d’Hebron University Hospital,Neuroradiology, Barcelona, Spain	Prof. Deborah Pareto, Prof. Jaume Sastre-Garriga and Dr. Alex Rovira	1 year
Guiseppe Pontillo, Dr	Towards a unified brain network model in multiple sclerosis: a multilayer coreness analysis of structural, diffusion, and resting-state functional MRI data	UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, London, UK	Prof. Frederick Barkhof	1 year

2020 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Monica Margoni, MD	Exploring in-vivo brain myelin content in patients with multiple sclerosis through the T1/T2 ratio mapping: a multicenter study	Neuroimaging Research Unit, Division of Neuroscience, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy	Prof. Massimo Filippi	1 year
Antonio Carotenuto, Dr.	Network centrality in multiple sclerosis	Neuroimaging of CNS White Matter Unit, Division of Neuroscience, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy	Prof. Mara Rocca, MD	1 year

2019 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor(s)	Duration
Lukas Haider, PhD	“Dirty” Virchow Robin Spaces in Controls and MS-Histological Clinical Validation of a Novel MRI Feature	UCL Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom	Prof. Frederick Barkhof, Prof. Declan Chard and Prof. Olga Ciccarelli	1 year
Rosa Cortese, PhD	Towards a better understanding of MOG-Antibody-associated disease and new MAGNIMS MRI criteria	University of Siena, Italy	Prof. Olga Ciccarelli and Prof. Nicola de Stefano	1 year

2018 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Alberto Calvi, PhD	Slowly Evolving Lesions (SELs) in multiple sclerosis	Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, University College London, United Kingdom	Prof. Frederick Barkhof and Prof. Olga Ciccarelli	1 year
Margareta Clarke, PhD	Iron rims around multiple sclerosis lesions. A new MRI marker of disease activity and progression?	Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain	Dr. Alex Rovira	1 year

2017 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor(s)	Duration
Soheil Damangir, PhD	Optimizing crowd-sourced solutions toward generating large reference datasets for WM lesion segmentation in MS	VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands with collaboration at the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain	Dr. Hugo Vrenken and Prof. Frederick Barkhof	1 year
Marcello Moccia, PhD	Improving longitudinal spinal cord atrophy measurements for clinical trials in multiple sclerosis by using the Generalised Boundary Shift Integral (GBSI)	UCL Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom	Prof. Olga Ciccarelli and Prof. Frederick Barkhof	1 year

2016 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Alessandro d’Ambrosio, MD	Relating functional connectivity to cognition in multiple sclerosis: from stationary to time-varying analysis of strategic large-scale networks	Ospedale San Raffaele, Neuroimaging Research Unit, Milan, Italy	Prof. Massimo Filippi	1 year
Sara Collorone, MD	To investigate how longitudinal changes in Structural Cortical Networks relate to disease evolution in Clinically Isolated Syndrome using 3D T1-weighted high-resolution scans from the MAGNIMS CIS cohort	UCL Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK	Dr. Ahmed Toosy and Prof. Frederik Barkhof	1 year

2015 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor(s)	Duration
Mohammad Aboulwafa, MD	Whole-cord and voxel-based assessment of cervical cord atrophy in MS patients with different clinical phenotypes: a multi-centre assessment	Neuroimaging Research Unit, INSPE, Division of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute and Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy	Prof. Massimo Filippi	1 year
Arman Eshaghi, MD, PhD	To explore imaging phenotypes of patients with multiple sclerosis using 4-dimensional voxel-based morphometry	UCL Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK	Prof. Olga Ciccarelli	1 year

2014 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Mariano Cabezas Grebol, PhD	Automatic detection and analysis of new lesions in serial MRI of MS patients	Fundacio Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Institut de Recerca, Barcelona, Spain	Dr. Alex Rovira	1 year
Yaou Liu, MD, PhD	Validation of deep gray matter atrophy measurement in Multiple Sclerosis for multi-center studies: a MUSCAT project	MS Center Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Prof. Frederic Barkhof	1 year

2013 Awardee

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Alvino Bisecco, MD	Disconnection and regional WM change WRT cognition in setting of Multicentre MAGNIMS study	Neuroimaging Research Unit, INSPE, Division of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute and Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy	Prof. Massimo Filippi	1 year

2012 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor(s)	Duration
Özgür Yaldizli, MD	The dynamics of cortical grey matter lesion and non-lesional abnormalities and its correlation with clinical and cognitive measures in MS: a serial magnetic resonance imaging study	University College of London, London, United Kingdom	Prof. David Miller	1 year
Georgina Arrambide, MD	Contribution of 3T MRI and spinal cord MRI to the diagnosis of adult and paediatric patients with clinically isolated syndromes suggestive of Multiple Sclerosis	Multiple Sclerosis Centre of Catalonia, Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain	Dr. Alex Rovira and Prof. Xavier Montalban	1 year

2011 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor	Duration
Marco Battaglini, PhD	Development of novel multimodal segmentation techniques to improve quantitative assessment of MR images in MS	Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK	Prof. Jacqueline Palace	1 year
Dušan Damjanović, MD	Common Dataset project	Neuroimaging Research Unit, INSPE, Division of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute and Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy	Prof. Massimo Filippi	1 year

2010 Awardees

Fellow	Research Topic	Institution	Mentor(s)	Duration
Benedetta Bodini, MD, PhD	Is grey matter damage secondary to white matter abnormalities in different MS subtypes?	Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Siena, Italy	Prof. Nicola de Stefano	1 year
Veronica Popescu, MD	Investigating the long-term clinical predictability of atrophy. Further refinement of post-processing procedures obviating the need for manual correction and application to 3D data-sets	MS Center Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Prof. Frederik Barkhof	1 year

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