John Zajicek

Professor John Zajicek trained in Cambridge and London and has spent more than 20 years researching MS and looking after people who have it. He is currently working in the Peninsula Medical School in Plymouth, and leads a large research team that conducts research into clinical trials for people with MS, with a particular focus on the uses of cannabis derived medicines, and research into the mechanisms of MS. Professor Zajicek is on the MS Guidelines Committee of the Association of British...See more

Professor John Zajicek trained in Cambridge and London and has spent more than 20 years researching MS and looking after people who have it. He is currently working in the Peninsula Medical School in Plymouth, and leads a large research team that conducts research into clinical trials for people with MS, with a particular focus on the uses of cannabis derived medicines, and research into the mechanisms of MS. Professor Zajicek is on the MS Guidelines Committee of the Association of British Neurologists, and has advised NICE on aspects of MS. Mrs. Bernadette Porter has been trained at South Bank University, Tor and South West College, and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, and is a registered nurse in Ireland. Mrs. Porter has been a lecturer at many colleges on the subject of Multiple Sclerosis, and has been published numerous times on the subject.She is Inaugral Chair of the UK MS Specialist Nurse Association, and nurse advisor to multiple institutes, including The Royal College of Nursing. Mrs. Porter is also the Key Note address to a select committee at the Hoses of Parliament. Mrs Porter has been awarded many accolades throughout her career, including The UK MS Scoiety Measuring Success Award: Team award for diagnostic services, 1st prize in 2000. See less