Rhonda Voskuhl

Rhonda Voskuhl, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles. She serves as Director of the UCLA Multiple Sclerosis Program and holds the Jack H. Skirball Chair in MS. With over 20 years of continuous research funding, her work bridges clinical observations and laboratory discoveries through a 'Bedside to Bench to Bedside' approach.

• Neurology Faculty
• UCLA MS Program Director
• Jack H. Skirball Chair

Her research focuses on sex differences in multiple sclerosis, exploring hormonal therapies like estriol and testosterone for neuroprotection. She investigates X chromosome contributions to autoimmune susceptibility, astrocyte transcriptomics, and cholesterol homeostasis in remyelination. Recent publications highlight neuroprotective mechanisms, DNA methylation patterns, and cortical atrophy imaging.

• Neuroimmunology
• Neuroendocrinology
• Epigenetic Regulation
• Translational Clinical Trials

Voskuhl mentors at postdoctoral, graduate, and undergraduate levels while maintaining active clinical practice in MS care. Her laboratory employs cutting-edge techniques including voxel-based morphometry and single-cell transcriptomics to advance MS treatment strategies.