Speakers at Webinar: Frailty in Multiple Sclerosis: From hidden burden to targeted rehabilitation strategies

Webinar: Frailty in Multiple Sclerosis: From hidden burden to targeted rehabilitation strategies

In this webinar, Dr. Tobia Zanotto and Dr. Jacob Sosnoff will unpack what frailty means in the MS context and how targeted rehabilitation strategies can improve outcomes for people living with MS.

Speakers

  1. Jacob Sosnoff

    Jacob Sosnoff

    Jacob (Jake) Sosnoff, PhD is Associate Dean for Research and Professor in the School of Health Professions at the University of Kansas Medical Center. His research centers on understanding and improving mobility in clinical populations, particularly individuals living with multiple sclerosis (MS). Sosnoff has focused on predictors, prevention, and consequences of mobility impairment in MS, with a strong emphasis on reducing fall risk and enhancing gait and balance. His studies have examined gait variability, spasticity, and postural control, and he has developed and tested rehabilitation strategies and technology-based interventions to maximize mobility across the functional spectrum. His research has been continuously funded over the last two decades. He is deeply committed to developing the next generation of rehabilitation scientists. He has mentored numerous graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty, many of whom have gone on to successful research careers in academia and clinical research. His mentorship emphasizes rigorous methodology, interdisciplinary collaboration, and translating research into practice to improve patient outcomes.
  2. Tobia Zanotto

    Tobia Zanotto

    Tobia Zanotto, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the School of Health Professions at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC). His research broadly focuses on improving mobility and quality of life in individuals living with frailty and chronic diseases. Dr. Zanotto earned his PhD in 2019 from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh (UK), where he studied frailty and falls in people with chronic kidney disease. In 2020, he relocated to the United States to complete a National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, under the mentorship of Professor Jake Sosnoff. During this time, he established a new line of research at the intersection of frailty and multiple sclerosis (MS). In 2022, Dr. Zanotto was appointed to a tenure-track faculty position at KUMC. Since then, he has received funding from the Landon Center on Aging and the U.S. Department of Defense to support his work on frailty in people with MS.

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