Episode 370: Understanding the Updated Pathways to Cures Research Roadmap with Dr. Bruce Bebo and Shawna Golden
Release Date: 09/30/2024
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Episode 370: Understanding the Updated Pathways to Cures Research Roadmap with Dr. Bruce Bebo and Shawna Golden
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In 2020, the National MS Society convened the Pathways to Cures Think Tank. I shared news and interviews from what I considered a historic meeting back in of RealTalk MS. The information shared and the work generated by that Think Tank led to the Pathways to Cures Global Summit in 2023. In and of RealTalk MS, I shared news and interviews from what I described as yet another historic meeting. The Pathways to Cures Research Roadmap has been updated, and I'm devoting this week's episode of RealTalk MS to my conversation with the National MS Society's Executive Vice-President of Research,...
info_outlineIn 2020, the National MS Society convened the Pathways to Cures Think Tank. I shared news and interviews from what I considered a historic meeting back in Episode 125 of RealTalk MS.
The information shared and the work generated by that Think Tank led to the Pathways to Cures Global Summit in 2023. In Episodes 297and 298 of RealTalk MS, I shared news and interviews from what I described as yet another historic meeting.
The Pathways to Cures Research Roadmap has been updated, and I'm devoting this week's episode of RealTalk MS to my conversation with the National MS Society's Executive Vice-President of Research, Dr. Bruce Bebo, and the MS Society's Vice-President of Global Initiatives, Shawna Golden, to bring us up to date on how this global MS research initiative has been refined and enhanced and how it's resetting the global MS research agenda.
We have a lot to talk about! Are you ready for RealTalk MS??!
This Week: The Pathways to Cures research roadmap has been updated :22
Dr. Bruce Bebo and Shawna Golden discuss the refined and enhanced Pathways to Cures research roadmap 2:34
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RealTalk MS Episode 370
Guests: Dr. Bruce Bebo, Shawna Golden