User:M.E.From/Margaret Livingstone
Margaret Livingstone | |
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| Born | April 3, 1950 |
| Alma mater | MIT Harvard University |
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| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | Monoamines in the lobster: Biochemistry, anatomy, and possible functional role (1981) |
| Doctoral advisor | Edward Kravitz |
| Doctoral students | Stephen Macknik Doris Tsao Bevil Conway |
Margaret Stratford Livingstone is the Takeda Professor of Neurobiology in the Department of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School in the field of visual perception.[1] Livingstone received her PhD from Harvard University in 1981 working with Edward Kravitz, after which she worked as a postdoctoral fellow under David H. Hubel at Harvard University.[2] She authored the book Vision and Art: The Biology of Seeing.[3] She was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2015 [4] and was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2020.[5]
Margaret Livingstone’s work has been involved in some controversy. On October 12, 2022, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) posted concerns about the ethics of the animal research conducted by Margaret Livingstone and her colleagues[6]. Harvard Medical School responded to these concerns on October 14, 2022, stating that the article by PETA contained inaccuracies, and stating that all research conducted at Harvard Medical School follows the guidelines set out by the Animal Welfare Act, the Public Health Service on Humane Care and Use of Animals, and AAALAC International[7]. Science published an article on October 19, 2022 outlining the controversy and response by Harvard Medical School, as well as the response of Catherine Hobaiter, a primatologist who has advocated for the retraction of Livingstone’s publications as well as the termination of her funding and her research at Harvard Medical School[8]. Margaret Livingstone released a personal statement regarding the specifics of the procedures used in her research on October 24, 2022[9].
References[edit]
- ^ "Margaret Livingstone". Harvard Catalyst Profiles. Harvard Catalyst. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "Margaret Livingstone | Department of Neurobiology". neuro.med.harvard.edu.
- ^ Bennett, Jeffrey L. "Vision and Art: The Biology of Seeing". Journal of the American Medical Association. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ "New Members of the American Academy: Class of 2015". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "National Academy of Sciences Elects New Members". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Baby Monkeys' Eyes Sewn Shut by Harvard Experimenter". PETA Headlines. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ "Statement in Response to Concerns About Research at HMS". hms.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ "Harvard studies on infant monkeys draw fire, split scientists". www.science.org. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ "Professor Livingstone's Statement About Recent Concerns". neuro.hms.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
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