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Huda Zoghbi

フーダ・ゾービ　/　ふーだ・ぞーび

Physician from Lebanon

June 20, 1954 (age 71)　・　Beirut, Beirut Governorate, Lebanon

Beirut Governorate
physician
university teacher
neurologist

My Take

Huda Zoghbi is, to me, the rare figure who earns the word brilliant without any showmanship. Born in Beirut and educated at the American University there before building a career in American neurogenetics, she pursued the molecular roots of disease with extraordinary patience. Her work uncovering the gene behind Rett syndrome is the kind of science that translates directly into hope for suffering families. The roster of honors, from the Dickson Prize to the Breakthrough Prize, only confirms what the work already proves. I admire most that she remains a mentor and teacher, multiplying her impact through the next generation.

Overview

Huda Yahya Zoghbi (Arabic: هدى الهبري الزغبي Hudā al-Hibrī az-Zughbī; born Huda El-Hibri; 20 June 1954) is a Lebanese-born American geneticist, and a professor at the Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics, Neuroscience and Neurology at the Baylor College of Medicine. She is the director of the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Huda Zoghbi
Name (Japanese): フーダ・ゾービ
Reading: ふーだ・ぞーび
Born: June 20, 1954 (age 71)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Horse
Origin: Beirut, Beirut Governorate, Lebanon
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: physician / university teacher / neurologist / neurogeneticist

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: American University of Beirut

Awards & achievements

2008 Texas Women's Hall of Fame
2013 Dickson Prize in Medicine
2011 Gruber Prize in Neuroscience
2014 March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology
2013 Pearl Meister Greengard Prize
2017 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
2009 Vilcek Prize
2004 Neuronal Plasticity Prize

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%BC%E3%83%80%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BE%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93

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