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Peter Calabresi

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Peter Calabresi
Born1962 (age 61–62)
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Peter Arthur Calabresi (born 1962)[1] is an American neuroscientist and neurologist who studies multiple sclerosis.[2] He is Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience, and Ophthalmology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where he directs the Division of Neuroimmunology and Johns Hopkins Multiple Sclerosis Center.[1]

Calabresi was awarded a five-year MS center grant from the National MS Society for the study of mechanisms of neurodegeneration and strategies for neuroprotection in MS.

Early life and education

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Peter Arthur Calabresi was born in 1962 in New Haven, Connecticut.[1] His father, Paul Calabresi, was a prominent oncologist who taught at Yale University and Brown University. Peter's brother is legal scholar Steven G. Calabresi.[3]

Calabresi received a Bachelor of Science degree from Yale College in 1984 and an M.D. from Brown University's Alpert Medical School in 1988.

Career

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From 2000 to 2003, Calabresi taught neurology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He joined the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 2003.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Calabresi, Peter. "Curriculum Vitae of Peter Calabresi" (PDF).
  2. ^ Rosner, Louis; Ross, Shelley (2008-03-11). Multiple Sclerosis: New Hope and Practical Advice for People with MS and Their Families. Simon and Schuster. pp. 278–. ISBN 9781416565857.
  3. ^ Schiffman, Fred (2006). "PAUL CALABRESI". Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association. 117: xlvii–l. ISSN 0065-7778. PMC 1500936. PMID 18528459.