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Seymour Kety

Seymour Kety. By: Angelica Demkiw. Overview. American Neuroscientist First Director of the National Institutes of Mental Health(1950) Made contributions to the study of schizophrenia Died May 25, 2000. Early Life. Born in August 25, 1915 Philadelphia, PA Stimulating home environment

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Seymour Kety

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  1. Seymour Kety By: Angelica Demkiw

  2. Overview • American Neuroscientist • First Director of the National Institutes of Mental Health(1950) • Made contributions to the study of schizophrenia • Died May 25, 2000

  3. Early Life • Born in August 25, 1915 • Philadelphia, PA • Stimulating home environment • Chemistry • Car accident

  4. Schooling • Central High School in Philadelphia • University of Pennsylvania • Graduated in 1940 • Philadelphia General Hospital

  5. Career/Personal Life • Married Josephine Gross • Lead poisoning research • Pharmacology instructor • Cerebral circulation research • John Hopkins 1961 • Schizophrenia Research

  6. Awards and Accomplishments • 1945: Measurement of blood to the brain • First director of the NIMH (1950) • NAS Award in the Neurosciences in 1988 • Albert Lasker Special Achievement Award in Medical Sciences • Schizophrenia Research

  7. Conclusion

  8. Nancy Wexler as Compared to Seymour Kety

  9. Similarities and Differences • Personal Life? • Awards? • Contributions? • Positions? • Research?

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