MS Research Public Information Evening, 2026

This is event was started in 2015 and provides annual updates on MS research, including ongoing studies in Northern Ireland. Join us for talks, a Q&A session and meet the speakers.

Speakers include

Keynote: Dr Hugh Kearney, St James's Hospital/Trinity College Dublin

Dr Nira de la Vega Gallardo, Queen's University Belfast

Dr Gavin McDonnell, Belfast Health & Social Care Trust

Topics for discussion will cover; local research projects, clinical trials and how Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is linked to MS.

This is a hybrid event; both online and in person. Please select attendance option at checkout.

Refreshments will be provided.

Registration is open until the 18th of June

For full details can be found here.

Contact us using the link in our organiser profile.

Please note that this event will be live-streamed and photographs and video recordings will be taken during this event for promotional and archival purposes, including on our website and social media. By registering, you consent to your image being used. If you do not wish to be photographed or recorded, please notify organising team upon arrival.

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This event is preceded by the annual symposium of the All Ireland Multiple Sclerosis - Research Network (AIMS-RN). For event details and registration click here.