Stephen Strittmatter, currently holds the Vincent Coates Professorship of Neurology and co-founded the Yale Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair. His research on axonal growth during development and regeneration has earned wide recognition. Dr. Strittmatter discovered a Nogo Receptor pathway that plays a central role in determining the ability of axons to extend and re-connect after injury. His current efforts are focused on the discovery of additional repair pathways by identifying genetic factors limiting axonal regeneration thus facilitating design of novel therapeutics.

“Neural repair and plasticity have outstanding yet untapped potential to recover neurological function for those individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury. I am delighted to collaborate with the outstanding team of the Dan Lewis Foundation for Brain Regeneration Research to discover key molecular targets for repair, and to translate this knowledge into effective therapy for neurological recovery.”