Lorenzo Refolo

Biography

Dr. Refolo is the Director for Alzheimer ’s Disease Drug Discovery and Development at the National Institute on Aging (NIA). He received his Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics from the Rutgers University School of Medicine and, postdoctoral training at the Laboratory of Neurobiology at Rockefeller University and, Department of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Following his postdoctoral training Dr. Refolo held positions as Assistant Professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, Associate Consultant and Assistant Professor at the Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida and, Research Scientist at the Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research at New York University. His research focused for the most part on the molecular-cell biology of Alzheimer’s disease. After leaving academia Dr. Refolo was the Scientific Director at the Institute for the Study of Aging where he created and managed a large portfolio of Alzheimer’s drug discovery programs.

Research Interest

Neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer's disease therapy discovery and development