Dr. Mao-Draayer completed medical school at the Capital Institute of Medicine in Beijing, China, and her doctoral degree from the University of Iowa. She completed Neuroimmunology/Multiple Sclerosis fellowship after neurology residency training at the University of Vermont. She joined the Multiple Sclerosis Program at UM in June 2012, after serving as an Assistant Professor at the College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, where she has involved in several clinical trials of new types of therapy for various stages of MS. Her research is directed at understanding the immunologic and neurobiologic mechanisms in MS and applying novel therapeutics in MS.
