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Yeo, Tracy T. was born on December 30, 1965 in Kuching, Malaysia. Daughter of Kheng Lam and Kuei Lan (Wong) Yeo.
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Tracy T. Yeo, American Neuroscientist. Achievements include the discovery the the neurotrophin receptor p75 gene causes neuronal atrophy of basal fore-brain cholinergic neurons;these neurons become atrophic during aging and in several neurodegenerative diseases, most notably, Alzheimer's Disease. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, AWIS, Society for Neurosci.
Education
Bachelor of Science, National Taiwan U., 1988; Master of Public Health, CUNY, 1992; Doctor of Philosophy, CUNY, 1994.
Career
Graduate research assistant, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City, 1989-1993; postdoctoral fellow, University of California at Los Angeles, 1994-1995; postgraduate researcher, University of California, San Francisco - Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, 1995-1997; adjunct assistant professor neurology, University of California San Francisco School Medicine, since 1998. Advising committee to the dean Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City, 1992-1993.
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Membership
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, AWIS, Society for Neurosci.
Connections
Married Steven J. Prestrelski, June 30, 1994.
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Recipient Augustus Ross fellowship The French Foundation for Alzheimers Research, Los Angeles, 1994-1996, National Institutes of Health Shannon Dirs. award, 1998.Recipient Augustus Ross fellowship The French Foundation for Alzheimers Research, Los Angeles, 1994-1996, National Institutes of Health Shannon Dirs. award, 1998.