John J. Medina is a developmental molecular biologist with special research interests in the isolation and characterization of genes involved in human brain development and the genetics of psychiatric disorders. Medina has spent most of his professional life as an analytical research consultant, working primarily in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries on research issues related to mental health. He was founding director of the Talaris Research Institute, which supports

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such as Patricia Kuhl and

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. He directed Talaris until 2006, and now is the director of the Brain Center for Applied Learning Research at

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, which has worked on creating learning environments at

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. He is also an affiliate professor of Bioengineering at the

University of Washington School of Medicine The University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM) is a large public medical school in the northwest United States, located in Seattle and affiliated with the University of Washington. According to ''U.S. News & World Report''s 2022 Best Grad ...

. Medina wrote the column "Molecules of the Mind" for ''

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''.

Education

Medina earned his

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from

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and is a national faculty fellow of Continuing Medical Education, Inc., of Irvine, CA. In 2004, he was appointed to the rank of affiliate scholar at the National Academy of Engineering.Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education Affiliated Scholar
Affiliated Scholars
Accessed online 18 May 2009.

Books

* ''Attack of the Teenage Brain! Understanding and Supporting the Weird and Wonderful Adolescent Learner''. Seattle, WA: ASCD, March 12, 2018. * ''Brain Rules for Aging Well: 10 Principles for Staying Vital, Happy, and Sharp.'' Seattle, WA: Pear Press, October 3, 2017. * "Brain Rules for Baby: How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five". Pear Press (October 12, 2010). * '' Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School''. Seattle, WA: Pear Press, 2008. * * ''Depression: How it happens, How it's healed'' * ''What You Need to Know About Alzheimer's''. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, 1999. * ''The Clock of Ages: Why We Age, How We Age, Winding Back the Clock''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996. * ''The Genetic Inferno: Inside the Seven Deadly Sins'' * ''Uncovering the Mystery of AIDS'' * ''Of Serotonin, Dopamine and Antipsychotic Medications''

Lectures

* ''Your Best Brain'',

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References

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20071117163133/http://www.johnmedina.com/ * http://www.brainrules.net
Summary of Brain Rules for Baby at WikiSummaries
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