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'''Seymour S. Kety''' (August 25, 1915 – May 25, 2000) was an American neuroscientist who was credited with making modern [[psychiatry]] a rigorous and heuristic branch of medicine by applying basic science to the study of human behavior in health and disease.<ref>Holzman, P.S. 2000. [http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v6/n7/full/nm0700_727.html Seymour S. Kety 1915−2000]. ''Nature Medicine'' 6:727</ref> After Kety died, his colleague Louis Sokoloff noted that: "He discovered a method for measuring blood flow in the brain, was the first scientific director of the [[National Institute of Mental Health]] (NIMH) and produced the most-definitive evidence for the essential involvement of genetic factors in [[schizophrenia]]."<ref>Sokoloff, L. 2000. |
'''Seymour S. Kety''' (August 25, 1915 – May 25, 2000) was an American neuroscientist who was credited with making modern [[psychiatry]] a rigorous and heuristic branch of medicine by applying basic science to the study of human behavior in health and disease.<ref>Holzman, P.S. 2000. [http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v6/n7/full/nm0700_727.html Seymour S. Kety 1915−2000]. ''Nature Medicine'' 6:727</ref> After Kety died, his colleague Louis Sokoloff noted that: "He discovered a method for measuring blood flow in the brain, was the first scientific director of the [[National Institute of Mental Health]] (NIMH) and produced the most-definitive evidence for the essential involvement of genetic factors in [[schizophrenia]]."<ref>Sokoloff, L. 2000. |
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== Schooling == |
== Schooling == |
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He went to primary and secondary schools in Philadelphia. When Seymour reached high school, he excelled greatly in Chemistry. He ran experiments in his home in a homemade laboratory. Still living in Philadelphia, Kety attended the prestigious Central High School. He pursued his interest in the physical sciences and also got a knowledge of Greek and Latin. He attended college and medical school in his hometown at the [[University of Pennsylvania]], from which he graduated in 1940. He did a rotating internship at the [[Philadelphia General Hospital]] but that was the extent of his clinical training. Kety went into research after his internship. |
He went to primary and secondary schools in Philadelphia. When Seymour reached high school, he excelled greatly in Chemistry. He ran experiments in his home in a homemade laboratory. Still living in Philadelphia, Kety attended the prestigious Central High School. He pursued his interest in the physical sciences and also got a knowledge of Greek and Latin. He attended college and medical school in his hometown at the [[University of Pennsylvania]], from which he graduated in 1940. He did a rotating internship at the [[Philadelphia General Hospital]] but that was the extent of his clinical training. Kety went into research after his internship. |
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== Kety's First Contribution to Science == |
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During his internship, he married Josephine Gross, a childhood friend. She too was studying to be a doctor. Josephine wanted to be a pediatrician, which inspired Seymour to do research and study more about children.An increase in lead poisoning led to Kety's first contribution to medicine. More and more children came down with lead poisoning because they were chewing one their cribs, coated in paint containing lead. Seymour began to think about citrate to relieve the children of their lead poisoning. Citrate would help flush the lead out of the children's systems through urination. Called a chelating agent, Citrate was the first thing used to help treat heavy metal intoxication. |
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He never trained in psychiatry although he changed its course. In 1988 Kety was awarded the [[NAS Award in the Neurosciences]] from the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]].<ref name=Elliot>{{cite web|title=Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal|url=http://www.nasonline.org/site/PageServer?pagename=AWARDS_elliot|publisher=National Academy of Sciences|accessdate=16 February 2011}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 01:24, 21 July 2011
Seymour S. Kety (August 25, 1915 – May 25, 2000) was an American neuroscientist who was credited with making modern psychiatry a rigorous and heuristic branch of medicine by applying basic science to the study of human behavior in health and disease.[1] After Kety died, his colleague Louis Sokoloff noted that: "He discovered a method for measuring blood flow in the brain, was the first scientific director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and produced the most-definitive evidence for the essential involvement of genetic factors in schizophrenia."[2]
Childhood
Seymour Kety was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and raised there. Seymour was born in 1915. He was raised in humble family but was intellectually challenged and stimulated. Kety suffered from an automobile accident to his foot when he was a young child. He could still walk but was slightly physically impaired.
Schooling
He went to primary and secondary schools in Philadelphia. When Seymour reached high school, he excelled greatly in Chemistry. He ran experiments in his home in a homemade laboratory. Still living in Philadelphia, Kety attended the prestigious Central High School. He pursued his interest in the physical sciences and also got a knowledge of Greek and Latin. He attended college and medical school in his hometown at the University of Pennsylvania, from which he graduated in 1940. He did a rotating internship at the Philadelphia General Hospital but that was the extent of his clinical training. Kety went into research after his internship.
Kety's First Contribution to Science
During his internship, he married Josephine Gross, a childhood friend. She too was studying to be a doctor. Josephine wanted to be a pediatrician, which inspired Seymour to do research and study more about children.An increase in lead poisoning led to Kety's first contribution to medicine. More and more children came down with lead poisoning because they were chewing one their cribs, coated in paint containing lead. Seymour began to think about citrate to relieve the children of their lead poisoning. Citrate would help flush the lead out of the children's systems through urination. Called a chelating agent, Citrate was the first thing used to help treat heavy metal intoxication.
He never trained in psychiatry although he changed its course. In 1988 Kety was awarded the NAS Award in the Neurosciences from the National Academy of Sciences.[3]
References
- ^ Holzman, P.S. 2000. Seymour S. Kety 1915−2000. Nature Medicine 6:727
- ^ Sokoloff, L. 2000. Seymour S. Kety. Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
- ^ "Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
External links
- Holzman, P.S. 2000. Seymour S. Kety 1915−2000. Nature Medicine 6:727
- Sokoloff, L. Seymour S. Kety. Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
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