Lawrence Steinman
Director
Neurology
BioAtla
China
Biography
Dr. Steinman is Professor of Neurology, Neurological Sciences and Pediatrics at Stanford University and was Chair of the Stanford Program in Immunology from 2001 to 2011. His research focuses on what provokes relapses and remissions in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO), and the quest for antigen specific therapy. He is developing a small molecule therapeutic currently in clinical trials for Huntington’s Disease. He was senior author on the 1992 Nature article that led to the drug Tysabri, approved for MS and Crohn’s Disease.
Research Interest
Neurology
