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Marta Weinstock-Rosin

Who

Marta Weinstock-Rosin · Science & Medicine

What

Developed rivastigmine (Exelon), a leading drug for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's dementia, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

When

1935, Vienna, Austria

Where

Vienna, Austria

Biography

Marta Weinstock-Rosin is recognized among Israeli contributors to Science & Medicine — Developed rivastigmine (Exelon), a leading drug for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's dementia, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

How & why

Marta Weinstock-Rosin is an Austrian-born Israeli neuropharmacologist. Born into a Jewish family in Vienna, she fled with her family to England in 1939 after her father was arrested by the Nazis, and later settled in Israel. At the Hebrew University of Jerusalem she developed rivastigmine (Exelon), one of the world's leading treatments for Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's dementia, work for which she was awarded the Israel Prize.

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Developed rivastigmine (Exelon), a leading drug for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's dementia, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

1997

Source: Wikipedia