Stephen Strittmatter

Steve is Chair and Professor of Neuroscience and Coates Professor of Neurology. He directs the Kavli Institute for Neuroscience and Yale Alzheimer Disease Research Center. He identified the Nogo Receptor limiting axon regrowth after injury and developed a blocker to promote recovery from spinal cord trauma. He also identified an Aß oligomer receptor complex containing Prion Protein and metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5). This pathway mediates synapse and memory loss in Alzheimer’s models, and is being tested in clinic trials. Authoring over 300 reports, he was awarded the King Faisal International Prize in Medicine and other honors.