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Dr.

Gary L. Westbrook

Oregon Health & Science University
Neurologist; Educator; Academic and research institution scientist and administrator
Area
Biological Sciences
Specialty
Neurosciences
Elected
2009
Senior Scientist and Co-Director, Vollum Insitute; Professor of Neurology. Known for pioneering work on fundamental aspects of synaptic transmission in the central nervous system. Work has revealed the unique properties of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor that underlie many forms of synaptic plasticity in the brain and constitute the principal cellular mechanism for memory formation.
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