Jennifer S. Lund
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Jennifer S. Lund (born July 28, 1940, in
Early life
Jennifer S. Lund was born July 28, 1940, in Birmingham, England. Her parents were artists, and both of her siblings worked in the arts, so therefore her interest in science was new to the family. Initially, Jennifer found herself drawn to botany, but studies in that subject were discouraged at the time. Ultimately the mystery of biology and zoology led her towards a career in neuroscience.[2]
Education
Jennifer began her academic career by earning a bachelor's degree in zoology at
Personal life
Jennifer Lund met her husband in Jack Downer’s laboratory when he wittily insulted her glass washing skills. Raymond Lund and Jennifer S. Lund have been married since, balancing the act of husband and scientific mentor. While working in Seattle in the mid-70s, Jennifer gave birth to two sons. She has since been able to manage raising her children while working on her research.[4]
Research
Her first research project started right out of the lab she first worked for. This research worked with split-brain monkeys, examining the phenomenon of interhemispheric transfer of visual memory.[5] After her first year as a technician she became a Ph. D. student and this led to the idea of determining if monkeys who were split-brain could retain compensation when the vision was switched between the eyes to the side of a brain lacking the experience. After completing her thesis, her husband and she moved to the University of Pennsylvania where they found new jobs in the neuroscience department. After a year the two traveled to Seattle for a position at the University of Washington for 11 years. Lund went on to study the visual cortex in the primate visual system, as this remained her primary study for the rest of her career. After a period of time in Charleston at the Medical University of South Carolina, in 1983, Raymond Lund took a chair position at the University of Pittsburgh. Here she became a Professor of Psychiatry, Professor of Neurology, Professor of Ophthalmology, and Professor of Anatomy. Her last career move before retiring was working at the University of Utah for their Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.[6]
Honors
Jennifer S. Lund held many positions throughout her career. She was a Fellow of the
References
- ^ Squire, L. R. (2001). The History of Neuroscience in Autobiography (1st ed., Vol. 3). Academic Press. Retrieved on March 28, 2016
- ^ Squire, L. R. (2001). The History of Neuroscience in Autobiography (1st ed., Vol. 3). Academic Press. Retrieved on March 28, 2016
- ^ Squire, L. R. (2001). The History of Neuroscience in Autobiography (1st ed., Vol. 3). Academic Press. Retrieved on March 28, 2016
- ^ Squire, L. R. (2001). The History of Neuroscience in Autobiography (1st ed., Vol. 3). Academic Press. Retrieved on March 28, 2016
- ^ Levitt, J. B., & Lund, J. S. (1997). Contrast dependence of contextual effects in primate visual cortex. Nature, 387(6628), 73-76.
- ^ University of Utah School of Medicine. (n.d.). Jennifer Lund. Retrieved on March 28, 2016
- ^ Cajal Club. (n.d.). Krieg Cortical Kudos Awards. Retrieved March 28, 2016