Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield

Susan Adele Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield, CBE, FRCP (born 1 October 1950) is an English scientist, writer, broadcaster and member of the House of Lords (since 2001). Her research has focused on the treatment of Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. She is also interested in the neuroscience of consciousness and the impact of technology on the brain.


The Baroness Greenfield

Born
Susan Adele Greenfield

(1950-10-01) 1 October 1950
Chiswick, London, England
Alma materSt Hilda's College, Oxford
Spouse
(m. 1991; div. 2005)
AwardsCBE, Knight of the Legion of Honour
Scientific career
Institutions
ThesisOrigins of acetylcholinesterase in cerebrospinal fluid (1977)
Doctoral advisorAnthony David Smith
Websitewww.susangreenfield.com

Greenfield is a senior research fellow at Lincoln College, Oxford; she was a professor of Synaptic Pharmacology.

Greenfield was chancellor of Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh between 2005 and 2013. From 1998 to 2010, she was director of the Royal Institution of Great Britain. In September 2013, she co-founded the biotech company Neuro-bio Ltd, where she is chief executive officer.

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