Lindsay Burns

Lindsay Burns
Personal information
Born1965 (age 58–59)
Big Timber, Montana, U.S.
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Lwt double sculls
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Copenhagen Lwt four
Silver medal – second place 1990 Tasmania Lwt double sculls
Silver medal – second place 1991 Vienna Lwt double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Indianapolis Lwt double sculls

Lindsay H. Burns (born 1965) is an American neuroscientist and rower who won a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1] She was a senior vice president of the pharmaceutical company Cassava Sciences[2] until July 2024 and married to its CEO Remi Barbier.

As of July 2022, Cassava Sciences and papers co-authored by Burns were under investigation;[3][4] co-author Hoau-Yan Wang was indicted for fraud in 2024 and Cassava denies any wrongdoing.[5] Burns and Barbier (president and chief executive officer of Cassava)[6][7][8][9] abruptly resigned in 2024 following Wang's indictment.[10][11]

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed charges in September 2024 against Cassava, Barbier, Burns and Wang with allegations including violations of "antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws" and "reporting provisions of the federal securities laws". The parties did not admit wrongdoing, but a settlement of the SEC charges, pending court approval, would fine Cassava $US40 million, Barbier $175,000, Burns $85,000 and Wang $50,000.[12][13]

  1. ^ "Biography: Lindsay Burns". Olympics. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  2. ^ Keown, Alex (April 19, 2022). "Cassava Faces Renewed Speculation Over Experimental Alzheimer's Drug". BioSpace. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  3. ^ Mandavilli, Apoorva (April 18, 2022). "Scientists Question Data Behind an Experimental Alzheimer's Drug". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "The Cassava Sciences saga: Short sellers, 'gaming' the FDA, and the damaging ripple effects".
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  6. ^ "Management". Cassava Sciences. Archived from the original on June 28, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
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  8. ^ Feuerstein, Adam (April 5, 2022). "Troubles mount for Cassava Sciences, as patient enrollment lags for Alzheimer's drug studies". Stat. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
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  10. ^ Feuerstein, Adam (July 17, 2024). "With resignations of top leaders, Cassava Sciences exposes a dark, ugly corner of the Alzheimer's disease world". STAT news. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  11. ^ "Cassava Sciences Announces Changes in Executive Leadership, Enhanced Corporate Governance and Other Initiatives" (Press release). Cassava Sciences. July 17, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
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