Alzheimers Disease & Dementia

Prof. Edward D Hall

Professor
Neuroscience, Neurology, Neurosurgery
University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center
United States of America
Tel: (859) 323-4678

Prof. Edward D Hall completed his Ph.D. in neuropharmacology from the Cornell University Graduate School of Medical Sciences and a post-doctoral fellowship at Cornell University Medical College, he joined the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine where he rose to the rank of Associate Professor of Pharmacology with tenure. Having developed a strong interest in drug discovery and development, he moved to the The Upjohn Company where he initiated and led an effort over many years to discover agents for the treatment of traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, stroke and neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Alzheimers disease, Parkinson disease) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He played a leading role in the discovery and development of high dose methylprednisolone therapy for acute spinal cord injury.