Szofia Bullain

Dr. Szofia Bullain is a physician-scientist, drug development executive, and board-certified geriatric neurologist with over two decades of experience spanning academia, clinical practice, and the biopharmaceutical industry. She currently serves as Vice President, Head of Clinical Development Alzheimer’s and Dementia at Biogen overseeing clinical development efforts within the Alzheimer's and Dementia Development Unit. Prior to joining Biogen in 2023, Dr. Bullain held several senior leadership roles in Alzheimer's disease drug development at F. Hoffmann–La Roche in Basel, Switzerland.

Before transitioning to industry, Dr. Bullain was a faculty member in the Department of Neurology at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) School of Medicine. She conducted clinical research at the UCI Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) and served as an investigator for The 90+ Study, one of the world's leading longitudinal studies of aging and dementia in the oldest-old.

Originally from Budapest, Hungary, Dr. Bullain earned her Doctor of Medicine (MD) from Semmelweis University and a Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS) in Pharmaceutical Medicine from the University of Basel. She completed a five-year translational neuroscience research fellowship at Harvard Medical School, followed by a neurology residency and a four-year fellowship in Geriatric Neurology at the UCI.

Dr. Bullain's work focuses on the development of therapies for Alzheimer's disease and related neurodegenerative disorders, drawing on her experience across academic research, clinical medicine, and pharmaceutical development.