Steve Bryson, PhD, science writer —

Steve holds a PhD in biochemistry from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto, Canada. As a medical scientist for 18 years, he worked in both academia and industry, where his research focused on the discovery of new vaccines and medicines to treat inflammatory disorders and infectious diseases. Steve is a published author in multiple peer-reviewed scientific journals and a patented inventor.

Articles by Steve Bryson

FDA Listening Session Gives Patients a Chance to Voice Their Concerns

The Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research (FSR) has hosted a virtual session attended by people with pulmonary sarcoidosis and representatives from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). FDA Patient Listening Sessions are small, informal, non-public meetings that discuss medical conditions from a patient’s perspective. The sessions seek to…

Neurofilament Protein Is Promising Neurosarcoidosis Biomarker

A protein called neurofilament light chain (NFL), which supports nerve fibers, is elevated in adults with neurosarcoidosis — and appears to increase with more extensive brain inflammation — a study demonstrated. These findings support the neurofilament protein as a biomarker for disease activity in neurosarcoidosis, a form of…