Published on January 22nd, 2024 in The Lancet Neurology
“You learn a lot about yourself when you are striving to be good at something. And I learned at an early age that it’s great to strive for goals, but in the end, it is about your internal sense of achievement”. Rhonda Voskuhl is Professor of Neurology and Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Program at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She also holds the Jack H Skirball Chair in Multiple Sclerosis and is the neurologist for the UCLA Comprehensive Menopause Care Program. She has achieved national and international acclaim for ground-breaking research in neuroprotective treatments for neurological disability, with a focus on the role of sex hormones and sex chromosomes. Clearly, Voskuhl is a star player in her field; with numerous prestigious awards, international recognition, and more than two decades of continuous research funding, her “internal sense of achievement” has been validated.