This book follows trailblazing neuroscientist and clinical neurologist, Anne Buckingham Young, as she recounts her incredible journey of overcoming the obstacles faced in the male-dominated world of medicine in the 20th century, navigating the hunt for the Huntington's disease gene, family life, personal loss and her own inner demons.
This book follows trailblazing neuroscientist and clinical neurologist, Anne Buckingham Young, as she recounts her incredible journey of overcoming the obstacles faced in the male-dominated world of medicine in the 20th century, navigating the hunt for the Huntington's disease gene, family life, personal loss and her own inner demons.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Dr. Anne Buckingham Young is a pioneering neuroscientist, the first female department chair at Mass General Hospital, and past president of the Society for Neuroscience and the American Neurological Association. She is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Acknowledgments Prologue 1. A fascination with disorderly movements 2. Chemistry major at all women's college 3. One of 10 women in a class of 114 4. Surviving the courses and clinical rotations 5. The car accident 6. Neurotransmitters, drugs and receptors 7. Training in disorderly movements 8. Setting up our labs and clinic 9. Neuros in the lagoon 10. Exploring the neurotransmitters of basal ganglia 11. Functional anatomy of basal ganglia disorders 12. The boat trip, April 4, 1985 13. Adventures in Peru 14. Being recruited 15. First woman chief at Mass General 16. Ground-breaking discovery: The HD gene 17. Scud missiles 18. Designing a new research center 19. Jack's memorial service 20. Recovery after Jack's death 21. The Mass General Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders (MIND) 22. Stepping down after 21 years 23. Hope for the future of disorderly movements Index.
Acknowledgments Prologue 1. A fascination with disorderly movements 2. Chemistry major at all women's college 3. One of 10 women in a class of 114 4. Surviving the courses and clinical rotations 5. The car accident 6. Neurotransmitters, drugs and receptors 7. Training in disorderly movements 8. Setting up our labs and clinic 9. Neuros in the lagoon 10. Exploring the neurotransmitters of basal ganglia 11. Functional anatomy of basal ganglia disorders 12. The boat trip, April 4, 1985 13. Adventures in Peru 14. Being recruited 15. First woman chief at Mass General 16. Ground-breaking discovery: The HD gene 17. Scud missiles 18. Designing a new research center 19. Jack's memorial service 20. Recovery after Jack's death 21. The Mass General Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders (MIND) 22. Stepping down after 21 years 23. Hope for the future of disorderly movements Index.
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