Lisa Genova
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Lisa Genova is an American neuroscientist-turned-novelist best known for her emotionally resonant fiction about neurological disorders, including the novel "Still Alice."
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lisa Genova canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
American writer
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neuroscientist ⓘ novel ⓘ novelist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
PhD in neuroscience
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bachelor’s degree in biopsychology ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | Still Alice (2014 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Lisa Genova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bexley Seabury Book of the Year (for Still Alice)
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Books for a Better Life Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Still Alice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| educatedAt |
Bates College
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Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer | Massachusetts General Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Genova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literary fiction
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neurodegenerative diseases ⓘ neuroscience ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary fiction
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fiction ⓘ medical fiction ⓘ medical fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Lisa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGivenTalk | TED Talk on how memory works and why we forget ⓘ |
| knownFor |
portrayal of Alzheimer’s disease in Still Alice
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public communication of neuroscience ⓘ writing novels about characters with neurological disorders ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Alzheimer’s disease
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Alzheimer’s disease NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Lisa Genova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| notableIdea | using fiction to humanize neurological conditions ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Every Note Played
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Inside the O’Briens NERFINISHED ⓘ Left Neglected NERFINISHED ⓘ Love Anthony NERFINISHED ⓘ Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting NERFINISHED ⓘ Still Alice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
neuroscientist
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novelist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Waltham, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedIn | Waltham, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Cape Cod, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://www.lisagenova.com/ ⓘ |
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