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Name
  
Daniel Geschwind

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Notable awards
  
Derek Denny-Brown Neurological Scholar Award from the American Neurological Association (2004), member of the Institute of Medicine since 2011

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Daniel H. Geschwind is a professor of human genetics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He also directs the Neurogenetics Program and the Center for Autism Research and Treatment at UCLA, and holds the Gordon and Virginia MacDonald Distinguished Chair of Human Genetics there. As of March 1, 2016, he is the Senior Associate Dean and Associate Vice Chancellor for Precision Medicine at UCLA. He is a cousin of Norman Geschwind.

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Education and career

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Geschwind received his A.B. degrees in psychology and chemistry at Dartmouth College, and his MD/PhD at Yale School of Medicine under the supervision of Susan Hockfield. He then completed an internship at UCLA. Geschwind has been a member of the UCLA faculty since 1997.

Research

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Geschwind's laboratory conducts research into three areas: autism and language, human cognitive specializations, and neurodegenerative syndromes. He has published research examining the numerous genes involved in language, such as FOXP2, and how they differ between humans and chimpanzees. In 2011, Geschwind was senior author on a study which found that there are chemical differences between the brains of people with autism and the brains of people without it. Specifically, Geschwind et al. found that there were common patterns in the gene expression in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brains of the autistic people they studied. He is also known for his research into the factors affecting handedness in humans, and the differences in brain structure between left-handed and right-handed people.

Awards and Prizes

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  • 2012 Ruane Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
  • 2008 Scientific Service Award from Autism Speaks
  • 2004 Derek Denny-Brown Neurological Scholar Award from the American Neurological Association

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    References

    Daniel Geschwind Wikipedia