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McGeer, Edith Graef was born on November 18, 1923 in New York City. Daughter of Charles and Charlotte Annie (Ruhl) Graef.
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Molecular Neurobiology of the Mammalian Brain
(The human brain is the inner universe through which all e...)
The human brain is the inner universe through which all external events are perceived. That fact alone should ensure that neuroscience will eventually receive top priority in the list of human endeavors. The brain represents the pinnacle of sophistication in the realm of living systems. Yet it is an imperfect organ, whose failures in disease processes lead to the occupation of more than half of all hospital beds and whose variable performance in the healthy state contributes in undetermined degree to the world's social problems. Every significant advance in or understanding of the brain has yielded enormous practical dividends. There is every reason to believe the future holds even greater promise. In the preface to our first edition, we drew attention to the establishment of graduate programs in dozens of universities around the world and the emergence of numerous international journals devoted to interdisciplinary work on the brain. The discoveries that have flowed from this activity have required extensive updating of the details of this book, which is a testimony to the fruitfulness of neuroscience research. Yet the basics remain the same. It is more important than ever that the neuroscientist be presented with the fundamental subdisciplines that together make up the total of brain research in an integrated manner.
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Edith Graef McGeer
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Edith Graef McGeer, Canadian Neurological science educator emerita. Decorated officer Order of Canada; recipient Citation American Chemical Society, 1958, Research Prize in Psychiatry Clarke Institute, 1992, Lifetime Achievement special award Science Council B.C., 1995, Honorary Alumnus award, 1996.
Education
Bachelor, Swarthmore College, 1944; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia, 1946; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Victoria, 1987.
Career
Research chemist, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Virginia, 1946-1954; research associate division neurological science, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1954-1974; associate professor, U. B.C., Vancouver, 1974-1976; professor, acting head, U. B.C., Vancouver, 1976-1983; professor, head, U. B.C., Vancouver, 1983-1989; professor emerita, U. B.C., Vancouver, since 1989.
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Molecular Neurobiology of the Mammalian Brain
(The human brain is the inner universe through which all e...)
- Molecular Neurobiology of the Mammalian Brain Softcover reprint of edition by McGeer, Patrick, Eccles, John C., McGeer, Edith G. (1987) Paperback
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Molecular Neurobiology of the Mammalian Brain
Membership
Fellow Canada College Neuropsychopharmacology. Member Canada Biochemical Society, International Brain Research Organisation, International Society Neurochemistry, Society.Neuroscience, American Neurochemical Society (councilor 1979-1983), North Pacific Society Neurology and Psychiatry (honorary fellow), Lychnos Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.
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Married Patrick L. McGeer, April 15, 1954. Children: Patrick Charles, Brian Theodore, Victoria Lynn.
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Decorated officer Order of Canada. Recipient Citation American Chemical Society, 1958, Research Prize in Psychiatry Clarke Institute, 1992, Lifetime Achievement special award Science Council B.C., 1995, Honorary Alumnus award, 1996.Decorated officer Order of Canada. Recipient Citation American Chemical Society, 1958, Research Prize in Psychiatry Clarke Institute, 1992, Lifetime Achievement special award Science Council B.C., 1995, Honorary Alumnus award, 1996.