Bruce D. Trapp PhD

Dr. Bruce D. Trapp is Chairman of the Department of Neurosciences at the Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, and Professor of Neurosciences at Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Trapp received his Ph.D. from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago, IL. He received postdoctoral training at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD and then was appointed Assistant and subsequently Associate Professor of Neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore.

Dr. Trapp’s research investigates the cause of neurological disability in multiple sclerosis patients, the cellular mechanism of brain repair in neurodegenerative diseases, and the molecular biology of myelination in the central and peripheral nervous systems. He is internationally known for his work on mechanisms of neurodegeneration and repair in multiple sclerosis and has published over 185 peer-reviewed articles and over 30 book chapters. Dr. Trapp sits on the advisory board of major biotech companies, the National Institutes of Health and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and he is active in organizing national and international conferences related to Neurodegenerative Diseases.