Lynn Hudson PhD
Dr. Lynn D. Hudson serves as the Chief Science Officer for the Critical Path Institute (C-Path) and the Executive Director of the International Neonatal Consortium (INC) and the Multiple Sclerosis Outcome Assessments Consortium (MSOAC). She started at C-Path by overseeing the first regulatory qualification of an imaging biomarker for patient enrichment in clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease. Recent collaborative efforts include launching INC and co-chairing the Scientific Advisory Committee of CFAST, the partnership between C-Path and CDISC for creating and maintaining therapeutic area data standards. Lynn graduated with a B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin and a Ph.D. in Genetics and Cell Biology from the University of Minnesota, and trained at Harvard Medical School and Brown University.
As Chief of the Developmental Genetics Section at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, she conducted research to define the network of genes involved in neural development. She served as an officer for the American Society for Neurochemistry and the PMD Foundation, and as an advisor for a number of granting agencies, including NIH, NSF, and the National MS Society. At the National Institutes of Health, Lynn directed the Office of Science Policy Analysis from 2006-2011. Presently Lynn represents C-Path at the National Academy of Science Forum on Drug Discovery, Development and Translation as well as on the board of BIOSA, the Bioindustry Organization of Southern Arizona. She has a Research Professor appointment in the College of Medicine at the University of Arizona, and was honored by AZBIO as the 2015 Arizona Bioscience Leader of the Year.