Joanne Berger-Sweeney

Joanne Berger-Sweeney
Joanne Berger-Sweeney in 2012
Berger-Sweeney in 2012
22nd President of Trinity College
Assumed office
October 26, 2014
Preceded byJames F. Jones Jr.
Personal details
Born
Joanne Sweeney

(1958-09-21) September 21, 1958 (age 66)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
EducationWellesley College (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (MPH)
Johns Hopkins University (PhD)
Known forGalantamine proof of concept
SpouseUrs Berger
Children2
Scientific career
FieldsNeuroscience
InstitutionsTrinity College (Connecticut)
Doctoral advisorJoseph T. Coyle
Yvon Lamour
Doctoral studentsElizabeth 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.

  1. ^ "About President Berger-Sweeney". Trinity College. Retrieved May 29, 2019.