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Friday Music With Paul.

Writing in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA Neurology), Dr. Leavitt shares her personal account of how music became a part of the treatment plan for one person living with MS. JAMA Neurol. Nov 1, 2017. Leavitt VM & Tunick, P.
November 1, 2017 Evidence Based, News & Research, Nuerology

Aspirin is an effective pretreatment for exercise in multiple sclerosis: A double-blind randomized controlled pilot trial.

Dr. Leavitt’s pilot trial employing aspirin as a simple, inexpensive cooling method to improve exercise performance for people living with MS was reported in Multiple Sclerosis Journal, written up on the Multiple Sclerosis Hub on MD Edge, and presented at the 2017 ECTRIMS conference in Paris. Mult Scler. Oct 1, 2017 Authors: Leavitt VM, Blanchard AR, Guo CY, Gelernt E, Sumowski JF, Stein J.
October 1, 2017 Evidence Based, Multiple Sclerosis, News & Research

Characterizing cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis: an essential step towards prediction and prevention.

Penning a position piece for the European Journal of Neurology, Dr. Leavitt and team promote new priorities to further the goal of ultimately developing effective treatments for cognition in people living with MS. Eur J Neurol. Feb 23, 2016. Authors: Leavitt VM, Sumowski JF.
February 23, 2016 Evidence Based, News & Research, Nuerology

Elevated body temperature is linked to fatigue in an Italian sample of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients.

Dr. Leavitt and team publish in the Journal of Neurology the first-ever findings showing elevated body temperature and its link to fatigue in people living with MS, a very prominent but poorly understood symptom. J Neurol. Jul 30, 2015. Authors: Leavitt VM, De Meo E, Riccitelli G, Rocca MA, Comi G, Filippi M, Sumowski JF.
July 30, 2015 Evidence Based, Multiple Sclerosis, News & Research

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Since 2012, Joe has served as an advisor to the CEO of protocols.io, the leading digital repository for academic research. He led protocols.io’s initial seed round and continues to be actively involved as a trusted advisor to the company.

From 2015 to 2017, Joe served as General Manager at Lionbridge Technologies, where he established the Legal Division, following Lionsbridge’s acquisition of Joe’s company, Geotext Translations, Inc.

In 1997, Joe founded and served as CEO of Geotext, a multimillion-dollar business providing premium language services to global 100 law firms and major corporations. Geotext became the go-to translation company for many of the world’s most critical cross-border legal matters. At its peak, Geotext had over 120 full-time employees and 3,500+ contractors around the world. In 2015, Geotext was acquired by Lionbridge.

Joe holds a B.A. in English Literature, with a Minor in Political Science, from the University of Southern California and an M.F.A. from Columbia University. Joe enjoys reading, running, and hiking in the Adirondacks with his family. Recently Joe learned to surf which involves more wiping out than catching waves, but he enjoys the challenge.