1. Suzanne Corkin was an American professor of neuroscience in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT.
13 Facts About Suzanne Corkin
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Suzanne Corkin was a leading scholar in neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience.
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Suzanne Corkin is best known for her research on human memory, which she studied in patients with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and amnesia.
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Suzanne Corkin studied psychology at Smith College in Massachusetts, and obtained a PhD at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, supervised by Brenda Milner.
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In 1977, when Teuber passed away, Suzanne Corkin became director of the human neuropsychology laboratory and, in 1981, was promoted directly from the position of Principal Research Scientist to Associate Professor with tenure.
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From that point forward, Suzanne Corkin directed the Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory, making seminal contributions to many different domains of cognitive neuroscience.
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Suzanne Corkin was an early adopter of human neuroimaging methods and used these methods to elucidate the neural bases of different forms of human memory and of age- and disease-related changes in memory networks.
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In 1994, Suzanne Corkin was one of 16 women faculty in the School of Science at MIT who drafted and co-signed a letter to the then-Dean of Science Robert Birgeneau, which started a campaign to highlight and challenge gender discrimination at MIT.
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Suzanne Corkin published over 150 research articles and was author or co-author of 10 books.
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Suzanne Corkin received numerous awards for her research, including a MERIT award from the National Institutes of Health and the Baltes Distinguished Research Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association, Division on Aging.
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Suzanne Corkin was widely recognized for her advocacy for women and minorities in science.
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Suzanne Corkin died of liver cancer in Danvers, Massachusetts on May 24,2016, six days after her 79th birthday.
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Suzanne Corkin is survived by three adult children, Damon, J Zachary, and Jocelyn Corkin, as well as seven grandchildren.