Terry Jernigan
Terry Jernigan | |
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 Jernigan in January 2018 | |
| Born | 1951 or 1952 (age 73–74) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of California, Irvine BS University of California, Los Angeles PhD |
| Thesis | Cerebral atrophy and cognitive decline in the normal aged (1979) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Neuropsychologist |
| Institutions | University of California, San Diego |
Terry Lynne Jernigan (1951 or 1952 (age 73–74))[1] is a neuropsychologist and the director of the Center for Human Development at University of California, San Diego.
Education
Jernigan graduated from University of California, Irvine with a bachelor's degree before earning a doctorate from University of California, Los Angeles.[2] She interned and completed her postdoctoral research at Stanford University and Palo Alto VA Medical Center.[2]
Career
In 1984, Jernigan joined the faculty at University of California, San Diego where she is currently a professor of Cognitive Science, Psychiatry, and Radiology.[2] She serves on the advisory council of the National Institutes of Health.[3]
References
- ^ Washburn, David (May 1, 2009). "A Better Understanding of the Brain". Voice of San Diego. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Terry Jernigan". Institute of Engineering in Medicine UC San Diego. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
- ^ Reardon, Sara (2017). "Brain researchers in uproar over NIH clinical-trials policy". Nature. doi:10.1038/nature.2017.22550.