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Neil Seeman
Neil Seeman is a Canadian author on mental health and health policy topics. His contributions seek to describe mental health stigma in business as seen through his experiences as an entrepreneur. Education Neil Seeman attended Upper Canada College from 1984 to 1988. He obtained a BA from Queen's University in 1992, a JD from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in 1995, and a Master's of Public Health from Harvard University in 1998. Career Work in media and health policy In 1998, Seeman was a founding member of the editorial board of the National Post newspaper. In 2006, he co-founded the Health Strategy Innovation Cell at Massey College in the University of Toronto. Seeman is the co-author of ''Psyche in the Lab: Celebrating Brain Science in Canada'' (Hogrefe & Huber). He is the co-author of ''XXL: Obesity and the Limits of Shame'' (University of Toronto Press). The authors' concept of "healthy living vouchers" in ''XXL'' was criticized for being impractical and too relia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Seeman
Philip Seeman, (8 February 1934 – 9 January 2021) was a Canadian schizophrenia researcher and neuropharmacology, neuropharmacologist, known for his research on dopamine receptors. Career Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Seeman was raised in Montreal. He received a Bachelor of Science degree, honours physics & physiology (1955), a Master of Science degree, physiology of transport & secretion (1956), and a Doctor of Medicine (1960) from McGill University. In 1966, he received a Ph.D. in life sciences from Rockefeller University. In 1967, Seeman became an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Toronto. In 1970, he was appointed a professor. In 1974, having spent years in search of the binding site of antipsychotic medication, he discovered the Dopamine receptor, dopamine D2 receptor, the basis for the dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia. In 2001, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for his research on dopamine receptors and their invol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |