Plotkin joins ProMIS Neurosciences as Chief Physics Officer

Congratulations to Department of Physics & Astronomy Associate Professor Dr. Steven Plotkin, who is appointed as the Chief Physics Officer of ProMIS Neurosciences.

Dr. Plotkin's research focus is on protein misfolding & aggregation. As the Chief Physics Officer, Dr. Plotkin will work in partnership with Dr. Neil Cashman, the company's Chief Scientific Officer and co-founder and fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, who is known for his groundbreaking work in protein misfolding and prion biology.

"I am incredibly excited about joining the ProMIS team," said Plotkin. "Their vision of personalized medicine, particularly pertaining to Alzheimer's disease, is, I believe, at the forefront of neurodegenerative research being conducted today. As an inventor of new and improved technologies to identify misfolded protein targets, our goal is to harness the power of physically-based predictions in order to discover novel therapeutic targets that would otherwise lay undiscovered. This strategy will enable us to deliver precision technologies that will ultimately become front-line assets in our fight against diseases like Alzheimer's and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)."

More information about Dr. Plotkin's research can be found on his department profile page.

News release from ProMIS Neurosciences can be found here.