Gillian Einstein

Gillian Einstein
Born June 1952
New York City
Nationality American, Canadian
Alma mater

Harvard University

University of Pennsylvania
Scientific career
Fields Neuroscience specializing in women's health
Institutions Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
Thesis The Pattern of Synaptic Input from the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus to Layer IV, Area 17 of the Cat
Academic advisors Peter Sterling
Website Official website
Notes
Distant cousin of Albert Einstein

Gillian Einstein is a faculty member at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto,[1] guest professor of Neuroscience and Gender Medicine (2014-2015), Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden,[2] and holder of the inaugural Wilfred and Joyce Posluns Chair in Women's Brain Health and Aging.[3]

Early life and education

Einstein was born in New York City, US.[4] She completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in the History of Art at Harvard University.[1] Einstein then earned her PhD in 1984, working on neuroanatomy at the University of Pennsylvania.[1][5]

Research and career

In 2006, Einstein established the University of Toronto’s Collaborative Graduate Program in Women's Health (now known as the Collaborative Specialization in Women's Health).[6][7] This program is based at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, and is affiliated with the Women's College Research Institute (based at the Women's College Hospital). Einstein led the program as a Director from 2006 to 2016.[6]

Einstein explores why brain disorders like Alzheimer's disproportionately affect women,[8] and in 2007, edited Sex and the Brain for MIT Press.[9]

In 2016, Einstein was awarded the inaugural Wilfred and Joyce Posluns Chair in Women's Brain Health and Aging.[3][10]

Personal life

Gillian Einstein is a distant cousin of Albert Einstein.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Faculty member: Gillian Einstein". dlsph.utoronto.ca. Dalla Lana School of Public Health. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Visiting scholars". tema.liu.se. Linköping University. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  3. 1 2 Jankovic, Jovana (14 March 2014). "Gillian Einstein leads research in women's brain health with inaugural Wilfred and Joyce Posluns Chair". Women's Brain Health Initiative. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  4. ↑ George, Meghan. "Gillian Einstein - Psychology's Feminist Voices". www.feministvoices.com. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  5. ↑ Einstein, Gillian; Davis, Thomas L.; Sterling, Peter (1987-06-01). "Pattern of lateral geniculate synapses on neuron somata in layer IV of the cat striate cortex". The Journal of Comparative Neurology (in French). 260 (1): 76–86. doi:10.1002/cne.902600107. ISSN 0021-9967.
  6. 1 2 "About Us". www.dlsph.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  7. ↑ "Women's College Hospital - WCRI Provides Home to Graduate Program in Women's Health Research". www.womenscollegehospital.ca. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  8. 1 2 Allen, Kate (3 June 2017). "Toronto neuroscientist tackling science, sex and sexism in women's health". Toronto Star. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  9. ↑ Einstein, Gillian (2007). Sex and the brain. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press. ISBN 9780262050876.
  10. ↑ "Gillian Einstein Leads Research in Women's Brain Health with Inaugural Wilfred and Joyce Posluns Chair". www.dlsph.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 2018-08-09.


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