Dr. Baudry is an internationally renowned neuroscientist with over 400 publications and was recently named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for his distinguished contributions in the field of molecular and cellular neuroscience. He is a professor at Western University of Health Sciences and former professor of biological sciences, neurology and biomedical engineering at University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Dr. Baudry graduated from Ecole Polytechnique in Paris and earned a PhD in biochemistry at University of Paris VII under the direction of professors J.C. Schwartz and J.P. Changeux, two of France’s most distinguished neurobiologists.

Dr. Palfreyman is an internationally recognized leader in neurological drug development with a successful scientific and business career spanning 35 years. He brings to NeurAegis a distinguished track record of successful drug development and considerable expertise in CNS pharmacology, pharmacogenomics and rational drug design. Dr. Palfreyman’s broad perspective on drug development derives from his experience as Chief Scientific Officer for Amorsa Therapeutics and President and CSO of Psychiatric Genomics; Senior Scientific Advisor to EnVivo Pharmaceuticals and Vitruvean; co-founder of NOVACE; Senior VP for Research and Development at Anadys (formerly Scriptgen); as well as senior executive and scientific leadership roles at Marion Merrell Dow (Sanofi-Aventis) and Beecham (GlaxoSmithKline). In these roles, he successfully developed and demonstrated clinical efficacy of several candidates across multiple therapeutic areas. Dr. Palfreyman holds Ph.D. and D.Sc. degrees and is a member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. He continues to be an active scientific contributor with more than 150 publications and 35 issued patents.

She graduated with honors in finance and accounting from Miami University and obtained an MBA from Xavier University.

Imad Michel Najm, MD, is Director of Cleveland Clinic’s Epilepsy Center at the Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute. Dr. Najm received his medical doctor degree from Saint Joseph University in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1988. Dr. Najm completed his residency in adult neurology at Cleveland Clinic in 1996, and a fellowship in clinical neurophysiology and epilepsy at Cleveland Clinic in 1997. Dr. Najm received his board certification in adult neurology from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in 1998, with an added qualification in clinical neurophysiology in 1999. Between 2000 and 2003, Dr. Najm served as the director of the Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Program at Cleveland Clinic. In 2003, he became the Head of the Section of Adult Epilepsy within the Department of Neurology at Cleveland Clinic, and in 2006, he assumed his current position as the Director of the Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Center. Dr. Najm has more than 22 years of experience in clinical and basic mechanisms of epilepsy. This includes conducting numerous research projects dedicated to exploring the topic of mechanisms of epilepsy and malformations of cortical dysplasia.

Barry D. Jordan, MD, MPH, is the Chief Medical Officer of Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Downey, California. He formerly served as the Assistant Medical Director and interim Chief Medical Officer of the Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in White Plains, New York. He is a board certified neurologist with specialized experience and interests in sports neurology, Alzheimer’s disease, and traumatic brain injury.

Dr. Jordan graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in neurophysiology and obtained his medical degree from Harvard Medical School.

He also completed his Masters of Public Health at Columbia University. Dr. Jordan completed an internship in internal medicine at U.C.L.A. Medical Center and performed his neurology residency training at the New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center.

Dr. Jordan has completed several fellowships, including a fellowship in public health at Cornell University Medical College, a clinical neurology fellowship at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, a fellowship in sports neurology at the Hospital for Special Surgery, and a fellowship in behavioral neurology at U.C.L.A. Medical Center.

Dr. Jordan is a team physician for U.S.A. Boxing and for 20 years served as the Chief Medical Officer of the New York State Athletic Commission. Currently, Dr. Jordan serves as an Unaffiliated Neurotrauma Consultant (UNC) for the NFL and is a member of the NFL Players’ Association Mackey-White Health and Safety Committee.