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Luber-Narod, Judith was born on June 26, 1956 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Lawrence and Miriam (Fleischer) Luber.
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Judith Luber-Narod
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Judith Luber-Narod, American Neuroimmunologist. Achievements include identification of 2 subpopulations of muscarinicreceptors; showed Human Leucocyte Antigens-DR expression in normal human brain, and showed Human Leucocyte Antigens-DR expression is associated with Alzheimer's disease pathology; showed that neuropeptides may regulate central nervous system immune responses.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Biology, State University of New York, Stonybrook, 1978; Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology, U. Miami, 1983.
Career
Predoctoral fellow, School Medicine U. Miami, Florida, 1978-1983; postdoctoral fellow, School Medicine U. Miami, Florida, 1983-1985; postdoctoral fellow, School Medicine U. Massachusetts, Worcester, 1985-1988; instructor, School Medicine U. Massachusetts, Worcester, 1988-1994; assistant professor surgery, School Medicine U. Massachusetts, Worcester, since 1984. Graduate student advisor Worcester State College, 1994-1995, adjunct assistant professor, 1995.
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Volunteer driver Rachel's Table, Worchester, since 1990. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy Sciences, Society for Neuroscis.
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Married Jeffrey Zachary Narod, June 22, 1980. 1 child, Mirka Nadia.
Awards
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Grantee National Institutes of Health, 1983-1985, Pfizer, Inc., 1991, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 1994. Recipient Boeringer Ingelheim Research award, 1984.Grantee National Institutes of Health, 1983-1985, Pfizer, Inc., 1991, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 1994. Recipient Boeringer Ingelheim Research award, 1984.