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Robert Malenka

b. 1955

American professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences

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About Robert Malenka

Born 1955. Robert Malenka is an American researcher.

Robert C. Malenka (born June 21, 1955) is a Nancy Friend Pritzker Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. He is also the director of the Nancy Friend Pritzker Laboratory in the Stanford Medical Center. He is a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, as well as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Malenka's laboratory research with the National Alzheimer's Foundation has informed researchers aiming to find a neuronal basis for Alzheimer's disease. Malenka's main career is focused on studying the mechanisms of synaptic plasticity and the effects of neural circuits on learning and memory.

Early years and education

Robert Malenka grew up playing sports in the town of Belmont, Massachusetts. Malenka is still an avid tennis player and athletic spectator.

Publications Malenka's work has been published in 274 papers. One of his first major publications was in Neuron Magazine 's inaugural issue, a paper in which he proposed that long-term potentiation at neuronal synapses must involve some postsynaptic modifications.

Talks and interviews Huberman Lab Podcast, July 2023

CSHL Leading Strand, June 2018

World Economic Forum, February 2016

USRP, July 2015

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
University of California, San Francisco, Harvard University, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Medical Center
Employers
Stanford University, University of California, San Francisco
Awards
Perl-UNC Prize; Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Neuropsychiatric Research; Daniel H. Efron Research Award; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Also known as
Robert C Malenka

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Robert Malenka's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Robert Malenka?

American professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences

When was Robert Malenka born?

Robert Malenka was born on 21 June 1955.

What is Robert Malenka's occupation?

Robert Malenka is a researcher.

What nationality is Robert Malenka?

Robert Malenka is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Robert Malenka

· Wikidata: Q16731868

· DBpedia: Robert Malenka

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