Description
Reference code
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Level of description
Collection
Title
Gerald D. Fischbach Reprints
Date(s)
- 1969-1983 (Creation)
- 1969-1983 (Creation)
Extent
0.1 cubic feet (1 volume)
Name of creator
Biographical history
Gerald D. Fischbach is a neuroscientist who began his research career at the National Institutes of Health, and has taught at Harvard Medical School (1972-1981) and Washington University School of Medicine (1981-1990), and Columbia University (2001-2006). He has served as the director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke from 1998 to 2001, and currently acts as the scientific director of the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative. His research focuses on the formation and function of the neuromuscular junction, using cell culture to study synaptic mechanisms. Fischbach received his medical degree from Cornell University in 1965.
Fischbach is married to Ruth L. Fischbach, who currently serves as a Professor of Bioethics in Psychiatry at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. They have four children.[4]
Scope and content
Reprints of 54 scientific papers of Fischbach published between 1969 and 1983. Fischbach's research has centered on the formation and maintenance of synapses, the junctions between nerve cells and their targets through which information is transferred, and specifically the neuromuscular junction.
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Conditions governing access
The collection is open and accessible for research.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Users of the collection should read and abide by the Rights and Permissions guidelines at the Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives.
Users of the collection who wish to cite items from this collection, in whole or in part, in any form of publication must request, sign, and return a Statement of Use form to the Archives.
For detailed information regarding use of this collection, contact the Archives and Rare Book Department of the Becker Library (arb@wusm.wustl.edu).
Preferred Citation:
Item description, Reference Code, Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives, Washington University in St. Louis.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
- Latin
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