The 2011 Pearl Meister Greengard Prize: Honoring Dr. Brenda Milner for her pioneering work in cognitive neuroscience

Scientific American:

Tragic it is when a young mother never gets to meet her newborn child; however, it is also awe-inspiring to see a victim of this circumstance rise above and honor his mother’s sacrifice.  On December 11^th, 1925, the complications surrounding Paul Greengard’s birth resulted in the death of his mother, nee Pearl Meister.  Almost 75 years later, the Nobel laureate and Rockefeller University professor and his wife, Ursula von Rydingsvard, paid homage to his late mother – and to women in science – by launching the Pearl Meister Greengard Prize.

This year’s recipient is Dr. Brenda Milner, the Dorothy J. Killam Professor at McGill University’s Montreal Neurological Institute and professor in the department of neurology and neurosurgery at McGill University.  On November 3^rd, Dr. Milner will be honored in the eight year of this prestigious award.  She is among the many women who have paved the way for women’s progress in academia and this ceremony to celebrate her work is nothing short of well deserved.

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