Jacob Harney, News researcher —

Jake received his undergraduate degree from the University of Connecticut and his graduate degrees from the University of Florida ('88, '92), where he majored in reproductive physiology. He spent 26 years in higher education teaching, conducting biomedical research and serving in administration. He's received two university teaching awards, a graduate research mentorship award, two student government association leadership awards and has served as the principal investigator on two National Science Foundation teacher/scholar mentorship grants.

Articles by Jacob Harney

February 28, 2023 News by Jacob Harney

Marching into spring with an eye toward raising awareness of NMOSD

March is NMOSD Awareness Month and patients and advocates are planning several initiatives to put a new focus on the progressive autoimmune disease, known fully as neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. Affecting more than 25,000 people worldwide, NMOSD is a disorder characterized by inflammation of the optic nerve — the…

November 10, 2022 News by Jacob Harney

Rare Case of Post-COVID-19 Vaccine NMOSD Reported; No Causal Link

A 67-year-old man developed a rare case of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) after his third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, a study reports. A review of published literature showed this case adds to 15 other reported cases of post-COVID-19 vaccination NMOSD onset, which appear to show similar clinical…

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