13 Facts About Candace Pert

Candace Beebe Pert was an American neuroscientist and pharmacologist who discovered the opioid receptor, the cellular binding site for endorphins in the brain.

Candace Pert was born on June 26,1946, in Manhattan, New York City.

Candace Pert conducted research at the National Institute of Mental Health from 1975 to 1987.

Candace Pert left to found and direct a private biotech laboratory in 1987.

Candace Pert was a research professor in the department of physiology and biophysics at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC.

Candace Pert died on September 12,2013, in Potomac, Maryland.

Candace Pert published over 250 scientific articles on peptides and their receptors and the role of these neuropeptides in the immune system.

Candace Pert held a number of patents for modified peptides in the treatment of psoriasis, Alzheimer's disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, stroke and head trauma.

Candace Pert was developing orally active peptide anti-inflammatory treatments for pain and Alzheimer's Disease and studies for treatment of HIV persistent viral reservoirs.

Candace Pert lectured worldwide on peptide and other subjects, including her theories on emotions and mind-body communication.

Candace Pert was featured in Washingtonian magazine as one of Washington's fifty "Best and Brightest" individuals.

Candace Pert's discovery led to a revolution in neuroscience, helping open the door to the "information-based" model of the brain which is replacing the old "structuralist" model.

Candace Pert appeared in the 2009 Louise Hay movie You Can Heal Your Life.