The Henry McFarland NAIMS Workshop 2025
Spinal Cord in MS
February 26, 2025
Hilton West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach, Florida
The Henry McFarland NAIMS Workshop 2025 will be taking place Wednesday, February 26 from 8:30 am - 6:30 pm at the Hilton West Palm Beach in West Palm Beach, Florida. The workshop will be held ahead of the ACTRIMS Forum 2025, being held February 27 - March 1 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center and Hilton West Palm Beach.
This workshop is dedicated to exploring the role of the spinal cord in MS. It will provide a comprehensive review of the clinical impact, pathology, and pathophysiology of spinal cord involvement in MS. Participants will gain insights into advanced MRI techniques, including the latest developments in processing pipelines and analysis methods tailored for spinal cord imaging. Additionally, the workshop will discuss the use of spinal cord atrophy as a biomarker, offering a deeper understanding of its potential to monitor disease progression and evaluate therapeutic interventions in MS.
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| Delegate: professional employed by academic institution, hospital, government agency, or non-profit organization. | $100 |
| Young Investigator: student/trainee OR professional who has obtained an advanced degree (M.D. or Ph.D.) within seven years (2017 or later) of the time of the Forum. Proof is required. | $50 |
| Industry Representative: Professional who holds a non-research position and is employed by a pharmaceutical company or commercial entity. | $150 |
Accommodations
For attendees of the Henry McFarland NAIMS Workshop 2025, which is held in conjunction with the ACTRIMS Forum 2025 , accommodations are available at various hotels in the area. To book a hotel room, NAIMS attendees can click here.
Please visit the ACTRIMS Forum 2025 Travel page for more information.
2025 Workshop Planning Committee
Govind Nair
Mark Keegan
Ceren Tozlu
Irene Vavasour
Atlee Witt
Dinesh Sivakolundu
| 7:30 - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 8:30 - 8:35 am | Welcome
Dan Ontaneda |
| 8:35 - 8:45 am | Workshop Goals
Julien Cohen-Adad & Corree Laule |
| 8:45 - 9:55 am | Session 1: Clinical Impact
Moderator: Jiwon Oh | ||
| 8:45 - 9:05 am | Spinal Cord Lesions in People with MS: Imaging Features, Diagnosis and Clinical Presentation
Anne Kerbrat (CHU Rennes) |
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| 9:05 - 9:25 am | Spinal Cord Lesions in People with MS: Clinical Consequences and Future Goals
Mark Keegan (Mayo) |
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| 9:25 - 9:55 am | Panel Discussion
Mark Keegan, Anne Kerbrat, Stephen Krieger, David Li | ||
| 9:55 - 10:10 am | Break |
| 10:10 - 11:20 am | Session 2: Pathology
Moderator: Erin Beck | |
| 10:10 - 10:30 am | Pathological Findings in the Spinal Cord of MS Gabe DeLuca (Oxford) |
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| 10:30 - 10:50 am | Lessons from Postmortem MRI of Spinal Cord in MS Corree Laule (UBC) |
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| 10:50 - 11:20 am | Panel Discussion
Gabe deLuca, Cristina Granziera, Corree Laule, David Pitt | |
| 11:20 - 11:35 am | Break |
| 11:35 - 12:45 pm | Session 3: Advanced MRI
Moderator: Seth Smith | ||
| 11:35 - 11:55 am | Don’t Be Held Back, Tap into Advanced Spinal Cord Imaging Shannon Kolind (UBC) |
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| 11:55 - 12:15 pm | Clinical Application of Advanced Imaging in the Spinal Cord in MS
Eric Klawiter (MGH/Harvard) |
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| 12:15 - 12:45 pm | Panel Discussion
Eva Alonso Ortiz, Matthew Brier, Eric Klawiter, Shannon Kolind | ||
| 12:45 - 1:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 - 2:40 pm | Session 4: Processing Pipelines/Methods
Moderator: Kristin O’Grady | |
| 1:30 - 1:50 pm | Reproducible Analysis of Spinal Cord MRI data Julien Cohen-Adad (Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal) |
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| 1:50 - 2:10 pm | Advances in Quantitative MRI Analysis of the Spinal Cord Kurt Schilling (Vanderbilt) |
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| 2:10 - 2:40 pm | Panel Discussion
Julien Cohen-Adad, Chris Hemond, Kurt Schilling, Russell Shinohara | |
| 2:40 - 2:55 pm | Break |
| 2:55 - 4:05 pm | Session 5: Atrophy
Moderator: Irene Vavasour | ||
| 2:55 - 3:15 pm | Spinal Cord Atrophy and Progressive Biology Roland Henry (UCSF) |
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| 3:15 - 3:35 pm | Spinal Cord Atrophy in Early MS – Relationship to Lesions Cristina Granziera (Basel) |
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| 3:35 - 4:05 pm | Panel Discussion
Rohit Bakshi, Cristina Granziera, Roland Henry, Jiwon Oh | ||
| 4:05 - 4:35 pm | Poster Previews Moderators: Atlee Witt & Dinesh Sivakolundu |
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| 4:35 - 4:45 pm | Workshop Wrap Up Kristin O’Grady, Ceren Tozlu |
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| 4:45 - 5:30 pm | General Member Meeting |
| 5:30 - 6:30 pm | Reception & Poster Session |
If you’re interested in sponsorship opportunities, please refer to our sponsorship prospectus for more information.
Roland Henry
Corree Laule
Kristin O'Grady
Julien Cohen-Adad
Jiwon Oh
Seth Smith
Our Partners
Program Schedule
The Henry McFarland NAIMS Workshop 2025 will take place Wednesday, February 26, 2025. All times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (EST). This schedule is subject to change.