Joanne Berger-Sweeney | |
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22nd President of Trinity College | |
Assumed office October 26, 2014 | |
Preceded by | James F. Jones Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Joanne Sweeney September 21, 1958 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Education | Wellesley College (BA) University of California, Berkeley (MPH) Johns Hopkins University (PhD) |
Known for | Galantamine proof of concept |
Spouse | Urs Berger |
Children | 2 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Neuroscience |
Institutions | Trinity College (Connecticut) |
Doctoral advisor | Joseph T. Coyle Yvon Lamour |
Doctoral students | Elizabeth A. Buffalo |
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Joanne E. Berger-Sweeney (born September 21, 1958) is an American neuroscientist and the 22nd president of Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut.[1] She is the first African-American and the first woman to serve in the position. Earlier in her career, Berger-Sweeney did proof-of-concept work on galantamine (brand name Razadyne), the second-most used drug to treat Alzheimer's disease.