Victoria Chan-Palay
Victoria Lye-Hua Chan-Palay (born 9 October 1945) is a Singaporean-born neuroscientist who has worked in the United States and Switzerland.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
Chan is the second daughter of noted Singaporean swimming coach Dr.
She left Singapore in 1962 with a scholarship to Smith College, from which she graduated in 1965.[3][5] She then went on to the Tufts University School of Medicine for a Ph.D., which she completed in 1969.[3] While living in the Greater Boston area, she met Sanford Palay, and married him in 1970.[7] She graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1975 as the first woman to receive an M.D. summa cum laude.[4][8]
Chan-Palay had two daughters Vicky and Rebecca, the latter with her husband Sanford Palay.[5] However, their marriage ended in divorce.[7]
Scientific career
Chan-Palay did seminal research in neuroscience with her husband in the 1970s.[7] She would go on to found the journal Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders.[3] She was named a White House Fellow and an assistant to Secretary of Defense Harold Brown in 1979, making her one of the first Singaporeans to achieve such a high rank in the United States government.[5]
She later moved to Switzerland, where she served as part of the faculty of
Works
- Chan-Curtis, Victoria Lye-Hua (October 1969). "Cytochemical localization of the nucleic acids by an acriflavine-phosphotungstate complex for fluorescence microscopy and electron microscopy". The Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry. Ph.D. Dissertation. 18 (9). Tufts University: 609–27. S2CID 41118433.
- Palay, Sanford L.; Chan-Palay, Victoria (1974). Cerebellar cortex: cytology and organization. Springer. OCLC 1367086.
- Chan-Palay, Victoria (1977). Cerebellar dentate nucleus: organization, cytology and transmitters. Springer-Verlag. OCLC 2542632.
- Chan-Palay, Victoria; Palay, Sanford L. (1982). Cytochemical methods in neuroanatomy. A. R. Liss. OCLC 8451650.
Notes
- ^ Esquire and Smith College state that she represented Singapore at the 1960 Summer Olympics in swimming. However, she does not appear in lists of competitors.
References
- ^ "Neurobiologist Victoria Chan-Palay". Esquire. Vol. 102. 1984. p. 36. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
- ^ "Notable Alumnae: She Went to Smith". Smith College. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
- ^ a b c d e "Introducing Our Medical Panel". Silver Tsunami Asia. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
- ^ a b Govindram, Ranee (1975-06-15). "Ex-swim star gets rare varsity honour; Harvard award for Dr. Chan's daughter Vicky". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
- ^ a b c d e Lam, Dana (1979-07-27). "Singaporean named as US defence chief's assistant". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
- ^ Tan, Bonny (2010-04-29). "Patricia Chan". Singapore Infopedia. Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
- ^ a b c O'Connor, Anahad (2002-09-02). "Sanford L. Palay, 83, Innovator in Neuroscience". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
- ^ "Julia Child, Betty Friedan and Other Remarkable Alumnae to Be Honored at Smith Celebration". Smith College. 1999-10-11. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
- ^ Gaudelli, Ann. "Quarterly Publication of Individuals, Who Have Chosen to Expatriate, As Required by Section 6039G". Federal Register. 77: 66084. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
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