MENLO PARK, Calif., June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Enable Medicine announced today that Dr. Thomas Montine has joined its Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Montine joins eight other leaders in the fields of artificial intelligence, drug development, and oncology on the Advisory Board. Dr. Montine is the Chair of the Department of Pathology at Stanford University where he is the Stanford Medicine Endowed Professor in Pathology and is on the Board of Directors of Stanford Health Care.
“Dr. Montine’s expertise comes at a pivotal moment as we expand our platform capabilities into AI-powered digital pathology and eventual companion diagnostic applications,” said Dr. Aaron Mayer, Chief Scientific Officer and Co-founder of Enable Medicine. “Dr. Montine will play an instrumental role in the successful deployment of our AI tools in both clinical and research settings. We share a vision of pathologists in the loop, as these tools enhance, but do not replace, expert human ability. We are thrilled to welcome him to our Scientific Advisory Board.”
Prior to his time at Stanford, Dr. Montine was the Chair of the Department of Pathology at the University of Washington and the Director of the University of Washington Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, which was one of the original 10 Alzheimer’s Centers in the United States. He was also the founding Director of the Pacific Udall Center, a NIH-awarded center of excellence in Parkinson’s disease research.
Dr. Montine is among the top recipients of NIH funding for all Department of Pathology faculty in the United States. He was the 2015 President of the American Association of Neuropathologists and led or co-led recent NIH initiatives to revise diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer’s disease (NIA), develop research priorities for the National Alzheimer’s Plan (NINDS and NIA), and establish research priorities for Parkinson’s Disease (NINDS).
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