Jennifer Graves, MD, PhD
University of California, San Diego
Jennifer Graves, MD, PhD, is a professor of neurosciences and vice chair of Human Clinical Research at UCSD. She is division chief of neuroimmunology and directs the multiple sclerosis clinics at UCSD, the San Diego VA Hospital and the Rady Children’s Hospital. She completed an MD and PhD in biophysics at the University of Texas Southwestern. She trained in neurology at the University of Pennsylvania receiving the Arthur K. Asbury Award for Clinical Excellence. She completed two fellowships in neuro-ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania and in multiple sclerosis and clinical research methods at the University of California, San Francisco.
Her current research focuses on the role of biological age on MS phenotype and the development of wearable sensors to instrument the physical exam for 21st century neurological ‘vital signs.’ Her past work has included the study of genetic, environmental and sex-related factors on MS disease course and the application of visual outcome measures in neuroimmunological diseases. She is currently the North American editor for the Multiple Sclerosis Journal.