Background
Wexler, Nancy Sabin was born on July 19, 1945 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Milton and Leonore Wexler.
Clinical neuropsychology educator
Wexler, Nancy Sabin was born on July 19, 1945 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Milton and Leonore Wexler.
AB cum laude, Radcliffe College, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology, University of Michigan, 1974; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), New York Medical College, 1991; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Michigan, 1991.
Psychological intern, teaching fellow, University of Michigan, 1968-1974;
assistant professor psychology graduate faculty, New School Social Research, New York City, 1974-1976;
private practice psychology, New York City, 1974-1976;
health science administrator, National Institute Neurological, Comm. Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, 1978-1983;
president, Hereditary Disease Foundation, Santa Monica, California, since 1983;
professor neuropsychology, College Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York City, 1985-1992;
professor clinical neuropsychology, College Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York City, since 1992. Member Center for Brain and Behavior College Physicians and Surgeons of ColumbiaU., 1985.
Member of advisory committee Human Genome Center, Lawrence Berkeley laboratories and University of California, since 1988. Member external advising committee Center for Human Genome Studies, Los Alamos National laboratories, since 1990. Co-chairperson ethical, legal and social issues committee Human Genome Organisation, since 1991, member director search National Center for Human Genome Research, National Institutes of Health, 1992.
Chairperson Joint National Institutes of Health/Dept.of Energy Ethical, Legal, Social Issues Working Group on Human Genome, since 1989.
Trustee National Huntington's Disease Association, 1983-1985, Marine Biological Laboratory, 1984-1986, Eleanor Roosevelt Institute Cancer Research, 1985-1991, Foundation for Care and Cure of Huntington's Disease, since 1988. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (board directors since 1993), APA, American Society Law and Medicine, Society Neurosci. (chairperson social issues committee 1988-1990, organizing committee Neurobiology of Human Diesease Workshop since 1980), American Psychological Society, American Society Human Genetics, World Federation Nuerology, Research Group on Huntington's Disease, American Neurological Association.