Journal of Multiple Sclerosis

Biography

Dr. Horea Rus is an Associate Professor with the Department of Neurology at the University of Maryland Medical School. At the university, he heads a research laboratory, sees patients, runs clinical trials and teaches as well as mentors residents, medical students, post-doctoral fellows and PhD candidates. He has received an MD degree from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. He has completed his residency in Neurology and a fellowship in Neuroimmunolgy at the University of Maryland, School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD. He served and is serving as an editorial board member of reputed journals and as a reviewer of 15 journals.

Research Interest

Role of complement system in demyelination and neuroprotection, Multiple sclerosis pathology, The role of inflammation in MS pathogenesis, Role of complement activation in vascular pathology, Response gene to complement-32 role in cell cycle activation and cancer.