About Karalyn Patterson
Born 1943. Karalyn Patterson is a British neuroscientist and psychologist.
Early life and education Patterson was born in Chicago and attended South Shore High School, Chicago, from which she graduated in 1961. She completed her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at the University of California, San Diego, in 1971.
Career and research In 1975, Patterson moved to England to take a position at the Applied Psychology Unit of the Medical Research Council (MRC) in Cambridge.
Awards and honours Patterson is one of a select group of academics that are fellows of both the Royal Society, the UK's national academy for science, and the British Academy, the UK's national academy for humanities and social sciences.
In 2020, Patterson was awarded the Suffrage Science Life Sciences Award.
Personal life
In addition to her academic roles, Patterson has an interest in food and wine, and has served as a wine steward at Darwin College, Cambridge. Patterson is married to Roy D. Patterson.
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British neuropsychologist
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Karalyn Patterson was born on 28 October 1943 in Chicago.
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