MGNet

Linda Kusner, PhD, is a research professor of pharmacology, physiology, genomics, and precision medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, as well as a member of the Myasthenia Gravis Rare Disease Network (MGNet). Her research focuses on the understanding of extraocular muscle physiology and response to disease, including myasthenia gravis (MG). Here, she shares her start in rare disease research, exciting discoveries, and future goals. 

Felipe Polo-Wood is an innovator—both in his work as an IT consultant and as a patient with myasthenia gravis (MG), a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease characterized by weakness of the skeletal muscles. Here, Felipe shares his journey with MG, from fighting for a diagnosis to making a difference through research participation.

The Myasthenia Gravis Rare Disease Network (MGNet), in partnership with the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America and Conquer MG, is seeking applications for its Pilot Grant Program.

The Myasthenia Gravis Rare Disease Network (MGNet) has awarded the 2020 MGNet Pilot Award to Carolina Barnett-Tapia, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto. Dr. Barnett-Tapia specializes in patient-centered outcomes in neuromuscular disorders, researching patients’ perspectives on their symptoms and treatments.

The Myasthenia Gravis Rare Disease Network (MGNet) has awarded the 2020 MGNet Scholar Award to Amanda Guidon, MD, a neuromuscular neurologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School.