Dr. Mihály Hajós is Chief Scientific Officer at Cognito Therapeutics. He joins Cognito with an accomplished background in both industry and academia. Prior to Cognito, Dr. Hajós made important contributions to therapy development programs as Head of Experimental and Translational Neurophysiology at Biogen, with a focus on using neurophysiological methods to study the mode of action of current and potential pharmacotherapies. He has also contributed to the design of multiple clinical proof-of-mechanism and proof-of-concept studies at Pfizer. His most recent work has been centered on neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s disease, fronto-temporal dementia, and Huntington’s disease. Prior to his current appointment as adjunct professor at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Hajós held a faculty position in clinical medicine at University of Oxford. Dr. Hajós earned a Ph.D. in medical sciences from University of Göteborg, Sweden and a Pharm. D. in human physiology and pathophysiology from A. Szent-Györgyi Medical University, Hungary.