George “Chip” Wilmot, MD, PhD received his MD, PhD from the University of Michigan, did a neurology residency at Emory University, and then remained at Emory as faculty in the Department of Neurology. Although trained in basic science and initially focusing his research on mechanisms of axonal stability and regeneration, Dr. Wilmot is currently most active in clinical research in Ataxia. He is a member and past leader of the Cooperative Ataxia Group, a member of the Collaborative Clinical Research network in Friedreich’s Ataxia, and started the Cooperative Ataxia Registry, a patient-based registry for those with Ataxia.