Helen Tremlett, PhD
Dr. Helen Tremlett served as the Canada Research Chair in Neuroepidemiology and Multiple Sclerosis (2011-21; the maximum permissible) and is a Professor at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver in the Faculty of Medicine, Division of Neurology and Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health. Dr. Tremlett’s research program is funded through operating and foundation grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the MS Society of Canada, the MS Scientific Research Foundation, the US National MS Society, the Canada Chair Program, among others. Trained in pharmacoepidemiology and multiple sclerosis with a PhD from Cardiff University, UK. Dr. Tremlett heads the Tremlett Lab and the Epidemiology in MS research program with the vision of fostering excellence in multi-disciplinary clinical and epidemiological research to advance treatment-related knowledge and improve outcomes in those with MS. Ongoing research studies include: the MS prodrome, safety and effectiveness of the disease-modifying drugs for MS; pharmacogenomics; risk of MS in special populations; impact of comorbidities on MS outcomes; and the gut microbiome and MS. Dr. Tremlett has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles (accessible via Pubmed).
Blog: Tremlett’s MS Research Explained
Keywords: Comorbidity, disease progression, epidemiology, health administrative data, multiple sclerosis, pharmacoepidemiology
Email: helen.tremlett@ubc.ca