Nancy Wexler
American geneticist · United States · On the map · Doctors · Born 1945 · age 81
Nancy Wexler FRCP MEASA is an American geneticist and the Higgins Professor of Neuropsychology in the Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, best known for her involvement in the discovery of the location of the gene that causes Huntington's disease.
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2007Benjamin Franklin MedalAward1994J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in MedicineAward1993Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service AwardAward1987Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Neuropsychiatric ResearchAward1945Born19 July 1945
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She earned a Ph.D. in clinical psychology but instead chose to work in the field of genetics.
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Born 1945 · age 81
