Biography:Maiken Nedergaard
Maiken Nedergaard is a Denmark neuroscientist who discovered the glymphatic system while working at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She is now a professor at University of Copenhagen's Center of Basic and Translational Neuroscience.
Discoveries
In 2010, Nedergaard discovered the role of the adenosine molecule in acupuncture-induced analgesia.[1]
In 2013, Nedergaard discovered the glymphatic system - a network of channels in the brain whose purpose is to eliminate toxins using cerebrospinal fluid. She called it the "glymphatic system" due to its dependence on glial cells.[2] She was awarded the 2014 Newcomb Cleveland Prize for her discovery.[3]
In 2014, she moved to Copenhagen on a Novo Nordisk Foundation Laureate Research Grant in 2014 where she is now a professor at University of Copenhagen's Center of Basic and Translational Neuroscience.[4]
Awards and honors
- Elected Member, Royal Danish Academy of Sciences (2008–Present)
- Elected Member, Royal Academy of Pharmacy of Spain (2011–Present)
- Elected Member, Academia Europaea (2012–Present)
- Fernström Prize (2018)
References
- ↑ Wilkinson, Emma (30 May 2010). "Acupuncture pain molecule pinpointed". BBC. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10185247. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ↑ Konnikova, Maria (11 January 2014). "Goodnight. Sleep Clean.". The New York Times . https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/12/opinion/sunday/goodnight-sleep-clean.html. Retrieved 18 February 2014. "She called it the glymphatic system, a nod to its dependence on glial cells"
- ↑ "Paper on Sleep's Restorative Effects Wins 2014 AAAS Newcomb Cleveland Prize". http://www.aaas.org/news/paper-sleeps-restorative-effects-wins-2014-aaas-newcomb-cleveland-prize. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ "Tre international forskere flytter til København" (in Danish). http://www.novonordiskfonden.dk/da/content/tre-internationale-topforskere-flytter-til-koebenhavn. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
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