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Dr. Nancy Wexler
By: Angelica Demkiw
OverviewNeuropsychologistHereditary Disease
FoundationResearch on
Huntington’s Disease
Early LifeBorn on July 19,
1945 in Washington D.C. to Leonore and Milton Wexler
As a child, she developed a strong like for the sciences, especially psychology
EducationAfter high school
she attended Harvard University’s Radcliffe College
Studied abroad in London
PinnacleHer mother was
diagnosed with Huntington’s
Enrolled at University of Michigan
Entered the clinical psychology graduate program
Her Research• Became a researcher
for the National Institute of Health
• Attended a Huntington’s meeting in 1972
• Led an expedition to Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo in 1979, and returned in 1981
Other Notable Work
• Albert Lasker Public Service Award
• Served as president of the Hereditary Disease foundation since 1983
• Since 1985 she has been the professor of clinical neuropsychology at Columbia University
ConclusionDr. Wexler is a very courageous and
ambitious individual who has made it her life’s mission to find an end to a crippling disease that has personally affected her so profoundly
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