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Latest revision as of 12:17, 21 May 2019
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1954 - 2017
Occupation
Medicine
Description
Chair of the Neurobiology department at Stanford University School of Medicine (2008-2017), and Professor of Neurobiology. Research established the importance of glial cells, collectively known as glia, which make up nine out of 10 brain cells that aren’t nerve cells but were once dismissed by scientists as insignificant. Made discoveries regarding the role of certain glial cells in such degenerative disorders as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s diseases; multiple sclerosis; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease; and glaucoma. Recepient of several academic awards. First trans person admitted into the National Academy of Science. Transgender.
