Christa Studzinski, PhD

Christa Studzinski, PhD, is currently the director of business development and partnerships at the Ontario Brain Institute (OBI), where she has worked for the last twelve years. She creates partnerships that help get evidence-based solutions into the community where people are living with and receiving care for their brain disorders. She engages in the co-development and real-world validation of neuro-technologies, working with multinationals to help them de-risk their investments into neurotech. And in her previous role at OBI, Dr. Studzinski helped launch the Integrated Discovery Programs, which connects researchers, clinicians, industry partners, and patient advocacy groups.

Prior to joining OBI, she completed post-doctoral fellowships at the University of Kentucky and the University of Toronto. While completing her doctorate in pharmacology at the University of Toronto, Dr. Studzinski co-founded a contract research organization and participated in research that led to the FDA approval of a medical food for Alzheimer’s disease.