Steve Waxman exemplifies the bridge between basic research and clinical medicine. He is the Bridget Marie Flaherty Professor of Neurology, Neurobiology, and Pharmacology at Yale University. He served as Chairman of Neurology at Yale from 1986 until 2009. He founded the Neuroscience and Regeneration Research Center at Yale in 1986, and is its Director. Dr. Waxman is also Visiting Professor at University College London and the Institute of Neurology, London.