Genes, Medicine, Moods: A Memoir of Success and Struggle

Genes, Medicine, Moods: A Memoir of Success and Struggle

by Leon E. Rosenberg
Genes, Medicine, Moods: A Memoir of Success and Struggle

Genes, Medicine, Moods: A Memoir of Success and Struggle

by Leon E. Rosenberg

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Overview

One can have a successful professional career, and a meaningful, personal life while struggling all the while with a common mental illness: bipolar disorder. This memoir describes the author's widely recognized research in the field of inherited metabolic disorders in children, his pivotal role as Dean of the Yale University School of Medicine and as Chief Scientific Officer of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, his contributions to public affairs, and his efforts as a teacher of medical, graduate, undergraduate, and high school students. These stories are interwoven with that of his personal encounter with bipolar disorder—one that has gone on for 60 years, and once nearly ended his life in a Prozac-precipitated suicide attempt. This is a narrative of hope and resilience, not one of desolation and despair.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781098318116
Publisher: BookBaby
Publication date: 07/15/2020
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 426
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Leon E. Rosenberg is a physician, geneticist, educator, and institutional leader. His past leadership positions include: Dean, Yale University School of Medicine; Chief Scientific Officer, the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; President of the Association of American Physicians, the American Society for Human Genetics, and the Funding First Initiative of the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation. He is the author of two books, and nearly 300 scientific articles and reviews. He has been elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Medicine, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His honors include honorary degrees from the University of Wisconsin and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, the Borden Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Kober Medal from the Association of American Physicians, and the McKusick Award from the American Society for Human Genetics. He has taught at Yale University, Princeton University, and the Princeton Day School. He and his wife have four children, and reside in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.

Table of Contents

Prologue vii

1 An Existential Choice 1

2 In the Beginning 29

3 Outsider/Insider 54

4 Medicine and Marriage 72

5 A Physician in Training 102

6 Harbinger and Eureka Moments 129

7 Yale Physician, NIH Scientist 148

8 Professional Triumph, Personal Tempest 162

9 Life's Anchor 186

10 Being a Dean 214

11 Honeymoon and Testing 246

12 Corporate Life and Lessons 271

13 The Question from Hell 295

14 Brainsick 307

15 Research Policy Wonk 336

16 Teaching at Princeton 357

17 Back to High School 384

Epilogue 402

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