Overview
- Explores the history of pineal and melatonin, from the autobiographical perspective of a leading author in the field.
- Focuses on the personal experience and achievements of Dr. Daniel Cardinali.
- Discussion ranges from historical aspects to personal issues.
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Biographies (SPRINGERBIOGS)
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About the author
Dr. Cardinali’s fields of interest include the Physiology and Pharmacology of Melatonin and Biologic Rhythms, and their relationships with Sleep Medicine. The most relevant awards and honors he has received include the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, New York (1977), the Curt P. Richter Prize, International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology (1983), honorary doctorates in Medicine from Complutense University, Madrid, Spain (1991) and the University of Salamanca, Spain (1998), and membership in the Royal Academy of Medicine, Spain (1991). In 2007 he was awarded the Scopus Prize, Elsevier, Amsterdam, for being the most-cited Argentine scientist in biomedicine, and the Argentine Government’s Bernardo Houssay Award. In 2008 he received the Aaron B. Lerner Pioneer Award in Recognition of Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Melatonin Research, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ma Vie en Noir
Book Subtitle: Fifty Years with Melatonin and the Stone of Madness
Authors: Daniel Pedro Cardinali
Series Title: Springer Biographies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41679-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-41678-6Published: 20 September 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82409-3Published: 09 September 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-41679-3Published: 12 September 2016
Series ISSN: 2365-0613
Series E-ISSN: 2365-0621
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 301
Number of Illustrations: 91 b/w illustrations, 28 illustrations in colour
Topics: Internal Medicine, Human Physiology, Popular Science in Medicine and Health