# Dr. Michael Kahana: CEO, Nia Therapeutics

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Founder and CEO of Nia Therapeutics. Pioneer in human memory research with 230+ publications and 35k+ citations (h-index=100). Co-founder of the Computational Memory Lab at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is the Edmund & Louise Kahn Term Professor of Psychology. Recipient of the Troland Award (National Academy of Sciences), Psychonomic Society Mid-Career Award, Howard Crosby Warren Medal, and Grossman Award. Co-inventor of Nia's core SNS technology. Founded Nia Therapeutics in 2018.

- **Verification posture:** reported

## Current roles (2)

- [Nia Therapeutics](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/nia-therapeutics.md) Founder and CEO (secondary-verified)
- [Nia Therapeutics](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/nia-therapeutics.md) Founder and CEO (secondary-verified)

## Foundings (1)

- [Nia Therapeutics](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/nia-therapeutics.md) (cofounder) _no longer at company_

See all founders: [/founders](https://registry.deploy.report/founders.md)

## Co-founders (1)

- [Dr. Daniel Rizzuto](https://registry.deploy.report/people/daniel-rizzuto.md) co-founded [Nia Therapeutics](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/nia-therapeutics.md)

## Sources (1)

1. https://niatherapeutics.com/about-us


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