Richard Wurtman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Brain and Cognitive Sciences
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
dick@mit.edu
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Richard Wurtman, M.D., is the Cecil H. Green Distinguished Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Professor of Neuroscience in MIT’s Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences, and of Neuropharmacology in the Harvard – MIT Division of Health Sciences & Technology.
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Richard Wurtman, M.D., is the Cecil H. Green Distinguished Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Professor of Neuroscience in MIT’s Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences, and of Neuropharmacology in the Harvard – MIT Division of Health Sciences & Technology.
His research career encompasses three areas:
Basic-science studies, principally on neurotransmitters and other brain chemicals
One of the earliest areas of Wurtman's focus was in dietary precurors of neurotransmitters such as acetylcholine.[1]
Along with Nicholas Zervas of Beth Israel Hospital and Harvard Medical School, another early area of Wurtman's research pertained to the neurotransmitter dopamine, and its role in stroke physiology.[2] Wurtman's studies occurred at a time of significant growth in research and understanding of neurotransmitters, with optimistic expectations for practical outcomes.[3]
Clinical studies to confirm that mechanisms discovered in the laboratory also operate in humans
Translational work, usually in collaboration with foundations or companies, to apply the basic-science discoveries to finding new treatments for diseases
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His research career encompasses three areas:
Basic-science studies, principally on neurotransmitters and other brain chemicals
One of the earliest areas of Wurtman's focus was in dietary precurors of neurotransmitters such as acetylcholine.[1]
Along with Nicholas Zervas of Beth Israel Hospital and Harvard Medical School, another early area of Wurtman's research pertained to the neurotransmitter dopamine, and its role in stroke physiology.[2] Wurtman's studies occurred at a time of significant growth in research and understanding of neurotransmitters, with optimistic expectations for practical outcomes.[3]
Clinical studies to confirm that mechanisms discovered in the laboratory also operate in humans
Translational work, usually in collaboration with foundations or companies, to apply the basic-science discoveries to finding new treatments for diseases
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