Karen Lynch
Senior Global Medical Director Sanofi
Dr. Lynch is a Senior Global Medical Director in Neurology at Sanofi, based in Cambridge, MA. With over 15 years of clinical practice as an experienced neurologist in Ireland, Boston, and Cape Cod, she continues to consult in Neurology per diem. Her special interests include neuromuscular diseases as well as headache disorders, and chemodenervation treatments. Dr Lynch has also been a speaker, trainer and consultant for Abbvie Inc for migraine treatments including Botox® for Chronic migraine and dystonia. Additional clinical development experience includes consulting for clinical research organizations on trial design, protocols and pharmacovigilance for small to medium size biotech and pharma companies. She is board certified in Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine, and Headache Medicine. Originally from Ireland, she enjoys swimming, scuba diving, travel, and golf with her family in Greater Boston.
Seminars
- Investigate CIDP as a clinical syndrome diagnosed by appearance, not cause
- Examine how biological heterogeneity creates problems – variable placebo response, diluted effects, uninterpretable results – because functional endpoints don’t capture immunologic activity
- Propose the path forward in CIDP: immunophenotyping and biomarker-stratified trials to target defined mechanisms precisely
