MS Minority Research Engagement Partnership Network (MREPN)
A free, multi-stakeholder network working to make MS research more representative of everyone it's meant to serve.
The MS Minority Research Engagement Partnership Network (MREPN)
With funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), ACP launched MREPN in 2016 to bring the entire MS research field together around one goal: making the science more representative of the people it's meant to serve.
Free and open to all
No membership fees, no institutional barriers. If your work touches MS research and you're committed to making it more inclusive, there's a place for you in the network.
Get in touchTwo downloadable toolkits
One for researchers and one for clinicians, with guidance and best practices for recruiting and engaging underrepresented communities.
Download the toolkitsA curated resource library
Articles, videos, and tools on MS health equity, in one place.
Explore MREPN resourcesBi-monthly meetings
Presentations, collaboration opportunities, and updates from across the MS research community.
Attend a meetingA growing network
Partners and advocates across the field, all committed to making MS research more inclusive.
Join the MREPNToolkits and resources
Built by the network, available to all.
Toolkit for research professionals
Guidance for recruiting and engaging underrepresented communities in MS research.
Research results dissemination guidance
Guide on sharing results with underserved and underrepresented communities.
Toolkit for health care professionals
Tools and strategies for clinicians to connect their patients with MS research opportunities.
Inclusive research resources library
A searchable catalog of articles, videos, and tools on MS health equity and research engagement.
MREPN in the literature
In 2017, MREPN members surveyed 2,599 people diagnosed with MS to understand how attitudes and experiences around research participation vary across racial and ethnic groups, finding that while people in every group believe in the value of research, people from minority communities are more likely to express concerns about contributing. Published in the International Journal of MS Care (2021).
MREPN is supported by Genentech.