Denise Kandel
Denise Kandel (German: [ˈkandəl]; née Bystryn; born February 27, 1933) is a French-born American medical sociologist and epidemiologist.
Denise Kandel | |
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| Born | Denise Bystryn 27 February 1933 (aged 93) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Known for | Longitudinal studies on the sequence of first-time use of various legal and illegal drugs |
| Children | 2 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Social medicine, Epidemiology |
| Institutions | Sociomedical Sciences and Psychiatry at Columbia University and Department of Epidemiology of Substance Abuse at the New York State Psychiatric Institute |
Kandel is known for her epidemiological longitudinal studies on the sequence of first-time use of various legal and illegal drugs, carried out from the 1970s until the present time (written 2016).[1]
She is a Holocaust survivor.[2] In 1956, she married Eric Kandel. They have two children.
References
- ↑ Website von Denise Kandel am Columbia University Medical Center. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ↑ United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Photography (large format) of the parents from 1930 and many biographical details about the family (accessed May 23, 2016).
Other websites
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons: Report on scientific collaboration of Denise & Eric Kandel, October 3, 2011 Archived December 23, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (accessed May 23, 2016).
- Video: Denise and Eric Kandel: E-Cigarettes May Promote Illicit Drug Use and Addiction, Columbia University News, September 2, 2014 (accessed May 23, 2016).
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