Anita Harding
Anita Harding | |
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| Born | 17 September 1952 |
| Died | 11 September 1995 (aged 42) |
| Nationality | Neurologist |
| Known for | The first identification of a mitochondrial DNA mutation in human disease, and the concept of tissue heteroplasmy of mutant mitochondrial DNA |
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Anita Elizabeth Harding (17 September 1952 – 11 September 1995) was an
Biography
Born in
In 1988 Harding played an instrumental role in the establishment of the European Neurological Society.[4] She died of colorectal cancer, 6 days before her 43rd birthday and shortly before she was to take up the Chair in Clinical Neurology at the UCLIN.[4] A person with great charm and wit, she referred to herself as the "wobbly doctor".[4] On learning of her terminal condition, she is reported to have said "[A]t least I won't have to buy Windows 95".[1]
In 1996, she was posthumously awarded the ABN Medal by the Association of British Neurologists.[5] In 2019, the journal Nature named their custom typeface in her honor.[6]
Work
Harding made several significant contributions in the field of inherited neurologic disorders. Her major achievements were:
- Classification of the hereditary ataxias, the first identification of a mitochondrial DNA mutation in human disease (in Kearns–Sayre syndrome)
- Identification of trinucleotide repeats in degenerative neurologic diseases (e.g. Huntington's disease).
She also worked extensively on the population genetics of disorders with ethnic distribution.[1][3] She has published over 200 articles, and edited 3 books.[2] Together with Dr. Mary Davis, Anita Harding established one of the biggest service labs for molecular analysis of neurogenetic disorders in the UK.[7]
References
- ^ PMC 1914930.
- ^ a b Compston, Alastair (2009). "Anita Harding (1952-1995)" (PDF). Advances in Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation. 9 (4): 28.
- ^ S2CID 54300063.
- ^ a b c d e f Quinn, Niall (4 October 1995). "Anita Harding: A 'wobbly doctor'". The Guardian. p. 17.
- ^ "ABN Medal". theabn.org. Association of British Neurologists. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
1996 ANITA HARDING
- PMID 31664261.
A custom typeface, Harding, has been created for Nature's new logo and much else ... Harding is named after the late neurologist Anita Harding.
- ^ Cummins, Stephen (2018). "Remembering my first boss, the great Clinical Neurologist Anita Harding". Medium. Retrieved 2020-10-27
External links
- Anita Harding (1952-1995) Archived 2 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Remembering my first boss, the great Clinical Neurologist Anita Harding
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