Co-Lead, Society to Cell – Dr. Helen Tremlett

Co-Lead, Society to Cell – Helen Tremlett, PhD

Professor, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine


Dr. Tremlett is the Canada Research Chair in Neuroepidemiology and Multiple Sclerosis and a Professor at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 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.

Over 200 peer-reviewed articles accessible via Pubmed