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Pasithea Therapeutics Chairman, Prof. Lawrence Steinman to Receive Pioneer in Medicine Award
Prestigious award presented by Society for Brain Mapping & Therapeutics (SBMT) and the World Brain Mapping Foundation PALO ALTO, Calif. and MIAMI, Fla., Feb.
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[{"type":"text","content":"Prestigious award presented by Society for Brain Mapping & Therapeutics (SBMT) and the World Brain Mapping Foundation\nPALO ALTO, Calif. and MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pasithea Therapeutics Corp. (NASDAQ: KTTA) (“Pasithea” or the “Company”), a biotechnology company focused on the discovery, research, and development of innovative treatments for Central Nervous System (CNS) disorders, today announced that Prof. Lawrence Steinman, Pasithea’s Chairman and National Academy of Sciences Professor, will receive the 2023 Pioneer in Medicine Award at the 20th Annual Gathering for the Cure on February 17 as part of the 20th Annual World Congress of SBMT. This prestigious award is given by the SBMT and the World Brain Mapping Foundation to physicians, engineers, and scientists who have contributed significantly to the field of brain mapping and therapeutics. Past recipients include Nobel Prize winner Dr. Eric Kandel, and Dr. Michael E. Phelps, the pioneer of PET imaging. According to SBMT, the award recognized “the pioneering work in the field, including elucidating the molecular mimicry between EBNA-1 and GlialCAM, and its role in the pathogenesis of MS.” “It is an honor to be recognized by such a prestigious body of peers, especially in its 20th year of leadership in the field of brain mapping and therapeutics,” commented Prof. Steinman. “MS is a debilitating disease that requires research into effective therapies and innovation in immunization. I dedicate my career to advancing these therapies for the thousands suffering from neurological diseases globally.” About PAS-002The Company’s PAS-002 discovery program aims to develop a proprietary engineered DNA plasmid vaccine to tolerize the immune system to GlialCAM for the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis. GlialCAM, a CNS protein, found in the brain’s white matter is attacked in MS. GlialCAM shares a component of its structure that mimics an identical component of Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA-1), which plays a critical role in triggering MS. About Multiple SclerosisMS is a chronic and potentially disabling autoimmune disease, and the most common neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system in young adults. The pathological hallmark of MS is the formation of demyelinating lesions in the brain and spinal cord, with the immune system attacking the my...