Research News

  • Leadership Collaborative
    The first biennial GBS|CIDP Foundation Leadership Collaborative convened in Boston! Every two years, the Foundation will bring together leadership from our Global Medical Advisory Board and other key experts to address emerging challenges that disrupt the treatment, care, or innovation in GBS, CIDP, and MMN. This year’s Collaborative began by listening to patients. In an initial meeting,…
  • How You Can Manage Fatigue
    Submitted by Dr. Gareth Parry, Global Medical Advisory Board Member and GBS Support Group NZ Trust An online activity-focused coaching programme helps reduce fatigue in people after Guillain-Barré Syndrome 60-80% of people with Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) report persistent fatigue which significantly limits everyday functioning despite good recovery of strength. Dr Suzie Mudge who is a…
  • Research Article: Pathogenesis of GBS based on mice strains
    Development of a major histocompatibility complex class II conditional knockout mouse to study cell-specific and time-dependent adaptive immune responses in peripheral nerves Published by: Eroboghene E. Ubogu MD, Jeremy A. Conner BS, Yimin Wang PhD, Dinesh Yadav PhD, Thomas L. Saunders PhD Read the research article here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mus.28193
  • Inspiring the Next Generation of Research at the GBS|CIDP Foundation International Patient Symposium  
    As part of the 2023 International Patient Symposium, the Foundation was thrilled to welcome seven young medical professionals – ranging from those in their residency to those finishing their Ph.D. – to join the conference and learn from our Global Medical Advisory Board and from the patient community. These young professionals attended sessions, facilitated Q&A’s,…
  • A one-year Research Update from the 2022 Benson Fellowship Awardee
    A one-year Research Update from the 2022 Benson Fellowship Awardee, Elba Pascual-Goñi MD, PhD.   Our 2022 Benson Fellow, Dr. Pascual-Goñi, carries out patient care and translational research tasks in the field of inflammatory neuropathies in the Neuromuscular Diseases Unit of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona). She is responsible for…