Natasha Stevens

What an incredible showing from @utas.edu.au Menzies and Tassie-based MS community members at MS Australia’s #MSResearchConf2025 in Brisbane! With the theme Causes | Care | Cures it was an inspiring few days of sharing #MultipleSclerosis research, knowledge, sparking ideas and building connections 🧠

Professor Bruce Taylor of the MS Research Flagship at Menzies Institute for Medical Research in Tasmania, Australia points to his poster for his research abstract at the 2025 ECTRIMS Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

Our MS Research Flagship's Prof Bruce Taylor is at #ECTRIMS2025! His poster explores how genetic oxidative stress and low Mediterranean diet intake combine to influence MS onset risk. More 👇
🔗 msresearchflagship.org.au/researchers/ms-research-flagship-at-ectrims-2025
#MultipleSclerosis #MSResearch

Dr Xin Lin of the MS Research Flagship at Menzies Institute for Medical Research in Tasmania, Australia standing next to his poster for his research abstract at the 2025 ECTRIMS Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

Dr Xin Lin from our MS Research Flagship is at #ECTRIMS2025! His poster reveals how genetic structural variation in complement component 4 affects risk of MS onset and disability progression.
🔗 msresearchflagship.org.au/researchers/ms-research-flagship-at-ectrims-2025
#MultipleSclerosis #MSResearch

Himanshu Saraswat of the MS Research Flagship at Menzies Institute for Medical Research in Tasmania, Australia standing with his poster for his research abstract at the 2025 ECTRIMS Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

Our MS Research Flagship's Himanshu Saraswat is at #ECTRIMS2025! His study investigated whether rare genetic variants in families with multiple MS cases could help explain MS risk.
More 👇
🔗 msresearchflagship.org.au/researchers/ms-research-flagship-at-ectrims-2025
#MultipleSclerosis #MSResearch

Panteha Khaledi of the MS Research Flagship at Menzies Institute for Medical Research in Tasmania, Australia presents her scientific poster at the 2025 ECTRIMS Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

Panteha Khaledi of the MS Research Flagship at Menzies Institute for Medical Research in Tasmania, Australia presents her scientific poster at the 2025 ECTRIMS Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

Our MS Research Flagship's Panteha Khaledi presents her poster at #ECTRIMS2025! Her study explores how the immune system’s T cells respond to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in people with #MultipleSclerosis
🔗 msresearchflagship.org.au/researchers/ms-research-flagship-at-ectrims-2025
#MSResearch

Chhavi Asthana of the MS Research Flagship at Menzies Institute for Medical Research in Tasmania, Australia presents her scientific poster at the 2025 ECTRIMS Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

What impact do #MultipleSclerosis treatments, particularly B cell therapies, have on Epstein-Barr virus activity? Our MS Research Flagship's Dr Chhavi Asthana presents her poster investigating that @ #ECTRIMS2025 🔗msresearchflagship.org.au/researchers/ms-research-flagship-at-ectrims-2025
#MSResearch

Dr Yi Chao Foong of the MS Research Flagship at Menzies Institute for Medical Research in Tasmania, Australia presents his scientific poster at the 2025 ECTRIMS Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

Can high-efficacy treatments improve outcomes for people diagnosed with #MultipleSclerosis later in life? Dr Yi Chao Foong @ycfoong.bsky.social from our #MSResearch Flagship explores this in his poster at #ECTRIMS2025
🔗 msresearchflagship.org.au/researchers/ms-research-flagship-at-ectrims-2025

Dr Yuan Zhou, Dr Chhavi Asthana, Dr Xin Lin, Professor Bruce Taylor, and Panteha Khaledi of the Menzies Institute for Medical Research MS Research Flagship in a group photo with other EBV-MS consortium members at ECTRIMS 2025 in Barcelona

👏Proud to see our MS Research Flagship researchers contribute to the EBV-MS consortium meeting at #ECTRIMS2025 in Barcelona—sharing ideas, bringing the Australian perspective, building global connections & advancing research into EBV’s role in MS.
#MSResearch #EBV #MSAustralia #GlobalCollaboration

Dr Yuan Zhou of the Menzies Institute for Medical Research MS Research Flagship giving a presentation about EBV and multi-omics research at the International Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium (IMSGC) meeting in Barcelona, Spain

Congratulations to Dr Yuan Zhou of our #MultipleSclerosis Flagship who expertly presented on his multi-omics approach to investigating the Epstein-Barr virus EBV-MS connection to the world stage at the International Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium (IMSGC) meeting in Barcelona, Spain. #EBV #MS

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📢 Our MS Research Flagship's June newsletter is out now!
To find out more about its World MS Day celebrations, new courses, events with the MS community and the lived experiences driving its research forward, go here 👇
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