Head of Search and Evaluation
Dr. Aaron Burstein serves as Head of Search and Evaluation at the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation, managing a team of scientists responsible for the Therapeutics Portfolio (i.e., Drug Development, Neuroimaging, and CSF Biomarkers).
Dr. Burstein earned his BS Pharmacy and PharmD degrees from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He subsequently completed a fellowship in Clinical Neuropharmacology focused on investigational treatments for neurological disorders, including epilepsy and stroke, as well as on pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic mathematical modeling techniques. He is a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.
Dr. Burstein’s career includes 28 years in clinical research and development across academia, the National Institutes of Health, and the pharmaceutical industry. He has 20+ years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry, serving most recently as Senior Vice President of Clinical Development at vTv Therapeutics. Prior to that, Dr. Burstein served as Senior Director at Pfizer, where he served various positions of increasing responsibility within Clinical Research, Clinical Development and Developmental Operations organizations, with a focus on investigational products for CNS indications , including Alzheimer’s disease.