"Many years ago, Dr. Stephen Hauser and his research team discovered how B cells were crucial to the damage caused by MS. They developed new treatments, including one medicine that is literally saving the life of someone I love dearly. (If you need hope here, read his amazing book.) I met Dr. Hauser a few days ago at a charity dinner in San Francisco, where he spoke about the breakthrough. I got to thank him for this miracle of science, while trying not to cry."
"During his speech, Dr. Hauser went out of his way to mention new fees being imposed on the H-1B visa process. He noted that two of his top researchers, who helped discover the MS breakthrough, came to the US on these visas. Without that influx of expertise to America, this MS discovery might never have happened. Versions of this shock and realization have been reverberating across San Francisco and Silicon Valley this week."
Dr. Stephen Hauser’s discovery that B cells drive MS damage enabled development of effective treatments that have transformed outcomes and saved lives. New fees on the H-1B visa process threaten the flow of overseas researchers and engineers to the United States, potentially making applications harder and affecting startups. The tech industry has long relied on overseas talent and H-1B hires, but some companies are increasingly hiring remote employees who remain in their home countries. The O-1 visa has quietly become a common hiring tool in the tech sector as an alternative pathway to attract top global talent.
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