Skip to content
General News

Cogstate Expands Alzheimer’s Disease Leadership with Appointment of Dr. Kaycee Sink, as Chief Medical Officer

Cogstate Ltd. 3 mins read

Melbourne, VIC, Australia; New Haven, CT, USA, Oct. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cogstate, a leading neuroscience technology company, today announced the appointment of Kaycee Sink, MD, MAS, as Chief Medical Officer. In this role, Dr. Sink will lead Cogstate’s support of clinical trials in Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, including the advancement of new innovations to improve data quality and trial efficiency for more accurate conclusive studies.

Dr. Sink will use her extensive experience in Alzheimer’s disease drug development—gained from leading global trials and programs—to advise biopharmaceutical leaders through strategic trial design decisions, endpoint selection, and data quality considerations for cognitive and clinical outcome assessments.

Dr. Sink will also play a critical role in Cogstate’s efforts to commercialize cognitive assessment technologies within the community to support timely and more accurate diagnoses in healthcare.

“We are delighted to welcome Dr. Sink to Cogstate,” said Brad O’Connor, Cogstate CEO. “The medical, research, and pharmaceutical development expertise she brings will strengthen the value we offer our customers who seek to accelerate the development of new Alzheimer’s disease therapeutics, expand treatment options for patients, and make brain health awareness and action a normal part of aging.”

Dr. Sink joins Cogstate from Genentech (part of the Roche group of companies) where she was Principal Medical Director in Neurodegeneration, having leadership roles in the late-stage development of several molecules being studied for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders as well as digital applications for the same. She joined Genentech in 2017 after 13 years on faculty at Wake Forest School of Medicine, where she rose to tenured Full Professor of Medicine, Neurology, and Public Health Sciences.

“Cogstate’s commitment to bring technology and science to improve brain health assessment and to look at Alzheimer’s disease in a holistic manner is very exciting,” said Dr. Sink. “I’m thrilled to join this team of scientific and operational experts and contribute my passion to the evolving healthcare and research landscape in support of getting the right treatment to the right patients at the right time.”  

Dr. Sink is board certified in Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine with over 20 years of experience in clinical care and research in aging, Alzheimer’s disease, and other neurodegenerative disorders. She obtained her medical degree at the University of CA, San Francisco, and subsequently trained in internal medicine followed by clinical and research fellowships in geriatrics, also at UCSF.

Dr. Sink continues to see patients and teach in the Memory Assessment Clinic as adjunct faculty at Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston Salem, NC.

About Cogstate
Cogstate Ltd (ASX:CGS) is a leading neuroscience technology company optimizing brain health assessments to advance the development of new medicines and to enable earlier clinical insights in healthcare. For more than 20 years, Cogstate has proudly supported the leading-edge research needs of biopharmaceutical companies and academic institutions and the clinical care needs of physicians and patients around the world. Cogstate provides rapid, reliable and highly sensitive digital cognitive tests and supports electronic clinical outcome assessment (eCOA) solutions. Cogstate also offers quality assurance services for clinical trial endpoints that combine innovative operational approaches, advanced analytics and scientific consulting.  For more information, please visit www.cogstate.com.

 


Rachel Colite
Cogstate
203-773-5010 x157
rcolite@cogstate.com

More from this category

  • General News, International News
  • 05/11/2024
  • 17:00
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.

New Name and Logo Unveiled for Alkali-resistant Glass Fiber Product Range by Nippon Electric Glass

OTSU, Japan, Nov. 5, 2024 /Kyodo JBN/ -- Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd., "NEG," headquartered in Otsu, Japan, announced a new name and logo for its alkali-resistant glass fiber (ARG Fiber) product range. This represents a new stage in the over 40-year history of ARG Fiber, which during this time has contributed to many architectural and civil engineering projects. Logo: https://cdn.kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M106496/202410258779/_prw_PI2fl_lp9uq331.jpg Image: https://cdn.kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M106496/202410258779/_prw_PI1fl_472YDyr2.jpeg About the new name "WizARG (TM)" and the brand concept WizARG (TM) is coined from "Wizard" and "ARG Fiber." It conveys the sense of freedom to create magically. NEG will continue to protect the creativity and value…

  • General News
  • 05/11/2024
  • 15:40
Fams

FAMILY AND CHILDREN’S SERVICES LEADERS MEET WITH NSW MINISTER

MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday, 5 November 2024 FAMILY AND CHILDREN’S SERVICES LEADERS MEET WITH NSW MINISTER Some 20 NSW early intervention service providers for children and their families gathered at a Sydney roundtable with NSW Minister for Families and Communities Kate Washington today to discuss ongoing challenges in the sector. The roundtable was convened by Fams, the peak body for NSW not-for-profit family and children’s services in NSW. Fams CEO Susan Watson thanked Minister Washington for attending the roundtable and said it was a great chance to discuss critical topics including how does NSW create interconnected systems of care for children,…

  • Contains:
  • General News, Political
  • 05/11/2024
  • 12:44
UNSW Sydney

US election: UNSW experts available for comment

Several experts from UNSW are available to comment on the 2024 US election. Law Professor Rosalind Dixon is an expert in comparative constitutional law…

  • Contains:

Media Outreach made fast, easy, simple.

Feature your press release on Medianet's News Hub every time you distribute with Medianet. Pay per release or save with a subscription.