JIM RAY, Ph.D.

Jim Ray  is the Director of the Neurodegeneration Consortium and Executive Director of Neurosciences Research at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Before joining the BNDC, he was Director, CNS Research at Takeda Pharmaceuticals. He has over 20 years of experience leading drug discovery programs for CNS diseases, including several molecules that have entered clinical trials. He obtained his PhD in Neuroscience from Washington University School of Medicine.