William F. Windle

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William Frederick Windle (born October 10, 1898 in Huntington , Indiana , † February 20, 1985 ) was an American anatomist and neurologist .

Life

Windle earned a bachelor's degree from Denison University in 1921 and a master's degree from Northwestern University Medical School in 1923 . He then studied from 1923 to 1925 at the University of Michigan and earned a Ph. D. in 1926 with a thesis on pain conduction in unmyelinated nerve fibers of the trigeminal nerve at Northwestern University.

In 1926 he was appointed Assistant Professor in Anatomy at Northwestern University , in 1929 Associate Professor and in 1935 Professor of Microscopic Anatomy . From 1935 to 1936 a research stay at the University of Cambridge in England followed. Windle was from 1942 to 1946 professor of neurology at the Medical School of Northwestern University, then until 1947 professor of anatomy and institute director at the University of Washington . In the same position he worked from 1947 to 1951 at the University of Pennsylvania . Until 1954 he worked as a scientific director at Baxter Laboratories in Morton Grove . From 1954 to 1960 he was - appointed by Seymour S. Kety - head of the laboratory for neuroanatomical studies at the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindnes (NINDB, later National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke ) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda , Maryland , deputy director of that institute from 1960 to 1961 and director of the Laboratory of Perinatal Physiology at NINDB from 1961 to 1963 . Windle then went to the Medical Center at New York University , where he worked as Research Professor and Director of Research at the Institute for Rehabilitative Medicine until his retirement in 1971. From 1971 to 1985 he was Research Professor at Denison University . Furthermore, Windle worked as a visiting professor at various universities throughout his career.

William F. Windle was married to Ella Grace Howell from 1923 and the couple had two children.

Act

Windle was a pioneer in the study of the physiology of the embryo and the newborn . He was able to contribute important insights into the pathogenesis of infantile cerebral palsy and intellectual disability and thus create the basis for their treatment and prevention . Windle researched other causes of early childhood brain damage , including bilirubin encephalopathy (kernicterus) or asphyxia and resuscitation during childbirth. He was also able to make important discoveries in the field of developmental biology - especially the embryo and the newborn.

In 1959 Windle founded the scientific journal Experimental Neurology , of which he remained editor until 1975.

Awards (selection)

Fonts (selection)

  • Physiology of the Fetus. 1942
  • With José F. Nonidez: Textbook of histology. 1949
  • With Robert F. Pitts: Asphyxia neonatorum: Its relation to the fetal blood, circulation and respiration and its effects upon the brain. 1950
  • Biology of neuroglia. 1958
  • With E. Harold Hinman: Neurological and Psychological Deficits of Asphyxia Neonatorum. 1958

literature

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award. 1968 Award Description at the Lasker Foundation (laskerfoundation.org); accessed on February 13, 2016
personal data
SURNAME Windle, William F.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Windle, William Frederick (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American anatomist and neurologist
DATE OF BIRTH October 10, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Huntington , Indiana
DATE OF DEATH February 20, 1985