Stephen Heinemann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Stephen Heinemann

professor of neuroscience

Date of Birth: 11-Feb-1939

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 06-Aug-2014

Profession: chemist, neuroscientist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Stephen Heinemann

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  • Heinemann (1939–2014) was a professor of neuroscience at the Salk Institute.
  • He was an early researcher in the field of molecular neuroscience, contributing to the current knowledge of how nerves communicate with each other, and the role of neurotransmitters. Heinemann was born February 11, 1939, in Boston, MA, to Robert Heinemann and Christel Fuchs.
  • He grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts and attended Buckingham Browne & Nichols secondary school.
  • His uncle, Emil Julius Klaus Fuchs, a physicist and spy who contributed to the development of the atomic bomb, encouraged his interest in science.Heinemann graduated from CalTech with a bachelor's degree in 1962, and earned a PhD in biochemistry at Harvard University under the mentorship of Matt Meselson in 1967.
  • He then did research as a postdoctoral fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University.
  • He joined the Salk Institute in 1970, where he founded the department of molecular neurobiology, which soon became known as one of the world's top research centers in the field.
  • He did pioneering work in the subject of motor neurons and neuromuscular junctions.
  • He remained at Salk until his retirement.He was an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Medicine, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
  • He also served as president of the Society for Neuroscience in 2005–2006.
  • He was awarded the Bristol-Myers Squibb Distinguished Achievement in Neuroscience Research Award, the McKnight Award for Research, and the Julius Axelrod Prize.Heinemann married Ann Reischauer and had five children.
  • He died August 6, 2014 of kidney failure.

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