David Baker BSC, PhD

Prof Baker received his B.Sc. in Zoology from Bedford College, University of London in 1983. He trained in immunology at The Hunterian Institute, University of London and received his Ph.D. in 1987 for studies on control of immune responses in delayed hypersensitivities of the skin. Through support of post-doctoral fellowships he began studying delayed hypersentitivities of the central nervous system, particularly as they relate to control of multiple sclerosis. He developed a novel relapsing-remitting model of multiple sclerosis in the late 1980s and since that time he has been working on experimental therapies for this condition. He moved from the Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London to its sister Institute at Neurology, UCL in 1999 and was awarded the title of Professor in 2004. He was involved in the basic:clinical interface for the development of novel treatments for multiple sclerosis and targeting autoimmunity, neuroprotection and symptom control. He moved to the Blizard Instiute at the end of 2006 and developed a novel model of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis and has been focusing recent research on neuroprotection and more recently repair of CNS disorders