Robert Malenka | |
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| Alma mater | Harvard University, Stanford University |
| Awards | Perl-UNC Prize (2005) |
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| Fields | Psychiatry and behavioral sciences |
| Institutions | Stanford University, Stanford Medical Center |
Robert C. Malenka (born June 21, 1955) is a Nancy Friend Pritzker Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. He is also the director of the Nancy Friend Pritzker Laboratory in the Stanford Medical Center.[1] He is a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, as well as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[2] Malenka's laboratory research with the National Alzheimer's Foundation has informed researchers aiming to find a neuronal basis for Alzheimer's disease.[3] Malenka's main career is focused on studying the mechanisms of synaptic plasticity and the effects of neural circuits on learning and memory.[4]
- ^ "Stanford Medicine: CAP Profiles". Stanford Medicine. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
- ^ "Neuron Q&A: Robert Malenka" (PDF). CellPress. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ Nair, Prashant (2011-10-04). "QnAs with Robert C. Malenka". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108 (40): 16501. Bibcode:2011PNAS..10816501N. doi:10.1073/pnas.1110807108. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 3189022. PMID 21808027.
- ^ "Robert Malenka - Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences". Stanford Bio-X. 10 February 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2018.