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Jacqueline Palace is a Professor of Clinical Neurology at the University of Oxford and serves as a Consultant Neurologist in Oxford. She leads the Oxford Multiple Sclerosis and Neuromyelitis Group, which focuses on regional clinical services and clinical research in multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, and myasthenia. She also directs the national Congenital Myasthenia service and co-leads the National Neuromyelitis Service with the Walton Centre Liverpool.
- Education:
- BM (Honours and Clinical Distinction, University of Southampton, 1983)
- MRCP (University of Southampton, 1986)
- DM (University of Southampton, 1992)
- FRCP (2000)
Her research spans clinical treatment trials, immunological studies, biomarkers, and imaging techniques to detect neurodegeneration linked to inflammation. She actively investigates therapeutic interventions (e.g., satralizumab), autoimmune mechanisms, and neuromuscular receptor dynamics.
Recent publications highlight her work in
- neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD)
- myasthenia diagnostics
- infection risk in NMOSD therapies
- structural biology of nicotinic receptors
- comorbidities in autoimmune neurology
She has received funding from organizations such as the MS Society, UKCRN, and pharmaceutical companies including Biogen Idec, Merck Serono, and Novartis for her work on MS and NMOSD.
She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP), underscoring her contributions to clinical neurology.
