Joanne Berger-Sweeney
Joanne Berger-Sweeney | |
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Berger-Sweeney in 2012 | |
| 22nd President of Trinity College | |
| Assumed office October 26, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | James F. Jones Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joanne Sweeney September 21, 1958 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education | Wellesley College (BA) University of California, Berkeley (MPH) Johns Hopkins University (PhD) |
| Known for | Galantamine proof of concept |
| Spouse | Urs Berger |
| Children | 2 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroscience |
| Institutions | Trinity College (Connecticut) |
| Doctoral advisor | Joseph T. Coyle Yvon Lamour |
| Doctoral students | Elizabeth A. Buffalo |
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Joanne E. Berger-Sweeney (born September 21, 1958) is an American neuroscientist and the 22nd president of Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut. She is the first African-American and the first woman to serve in the position. Earlier in her career, Berger-Sweeney did proof-of-concept work on galantamine (brand name Razadyne), the second-most used drug to treat Alzheimer's disease.