Edith Graef McGeer

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Edith Graef McGeer
Born
Edith Graef

(1923-11-18)November 18, 1923
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Education
Known forAlzheimer's disease research
Spouse
Patrick McGeer
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(died 2022)​
[1]
Children3[1]
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsNeuroscience
Institutions
  • University of British Columbia

    • Edith Graef McGeer,

    FDA approval as an anti-inflammatory treatment for Alzheimer's, muscular degenerative conditions and some cancers.[3]

    Education

    McGeer, who said that her interest in mathematics began when she was five, skipped grades at the St. Agatha's School for Girls.[4] At 16 years old, she declared a chemistry major at Swarthmore College and was not met with encouragement from the head of the chemistry department, since science wasn't considered a fitting profession for a woman in 1940.[4] Graduating Phi Beta Kappa, McGeer completed her doctorate in organic chemistry from the University of Virginia in two years.

    Career accomplishments and awards

    McGeer was a research chemist for the

    Vancouver, British Columbia where she worked as a research assistant at the University of British Columbia Medical School
    and eventually received the title of Professor Emeritus. McGeer held 10 patents and contributed to 525 articles and was the recipient of a special award by the British Columbia Science Council for lifetime contribution.

    McGeer is identified as one of the top 100 most highly cited neuroscientists. She was jointly appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1995 and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2001.[2] She died on August 28, 2023, at the age of 99.[5]

    References

    1. ^ a b Mackie, John (August 30, 2022). "B.C. Social Credit kingmaker Pat McGeer dies at 95". Vancouver Sun.
    2. ^ a b McGeer, Edith. "Order of British Columbia".
    3. ISBN 978-0-387-87994-9. Retrieved August 20, 2015. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help
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    4. ^ a b "A Life in the Lab". Swarthmore College Bulletin. Winter 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
    5. ^ "In Memoriam: Dr. Edith G. McGeer, Professor Emerita". UBC Department of Psychiatry. September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
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