Todd Verdoorn

Todd Verdoorn, Ph.D. has more than 20 years of experience working with both public and private pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to develop new treatments for neurological diseases, with particular expertise in progressing pipeline products from preclinical development into initial human trials including Phase 2 proof-of-concept studies. Most recently, Todd held the position of Chief Scientific Officer with DiaMedica, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, where he oversaw early clinical development of a drug treatment for ischemic stroke and secured approval for an Investigational New Drug application to the U.S. FDA. His other experience includes five years working with Bristol-Myers Squibb’s stroke group and serving as Chief Scientific Officer for several private life sciences companies. Todd earned his Ph.D. in Neurobiology from the University of North Carolina, conducted post-doctoral research with Bert Sakmann, the 1993 winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine, and served as Associate Professor of Pharmacology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He is the author of numerous publications and inventor on multiple patents and patent applications.