Carl Cotman

Carl Cotman
Born(1940-04-05)5 April 1940
Died5 August 2024(2024-08-05) (aged 84)
CitizenshipAmerican
EducationCollege of Wooster
Wesleyan University
University of Indiana
Known forResearch on the neurochemistry of dementia
AwardsInternational Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease lifetime achievement award (2008)
Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease (1988)
Scientific career
FieldsNeurology
Neuroscience
WorkplacesUniversity of California, Irvine
Thesis Structure and function of the synaptic complex from rat brain  (1968)
Henry R. Mahler

Carl Wayne Cotman (5 April 1940 – 5 August 2024) was an American neuroscientist. He was a professor of neurology at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, where he was also the founding director of the Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia and the Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders (UCI MIND). He is known for researching the neurochemistry of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. His research has shown, for example, that physical exercise increases production of brain-derived neurotropic factor, which protects neurons from aging-related damage and promotes the growth of new ones. Cotman died in August 2024.

Early life and education

Cotman received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the College of Wooster in 1962 and a master's degree in analytical chemistry from Wesleyan University in 1964.

References

  1. ↑ "Carl W Cotman". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "Cotman to receive lifetime achievement award for Alzheimer's research". UCI News. 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  3. ↑ "MetLife Foundation Awards for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Cotman, Carl W. (April 1984). "In Memoriam: Henry R. Mahler 1921-1983". Journal of Neurochemistry. 42 (4): 1200–1202. doi:10.1111/j.1471-4159.1984.tb12733.x. ISSN 0022-3042. PMID 6366121. S2CID 2925790.
  5. ↑ Stamos, Michael; Grill, Joshua. "Tribute to Professor Carl Cotman (1940-2024)". UCI Mind. University of California, irvine. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  6. 1 2 "In Memoriam: Carl Cotman, PhD". UCI School of Medicine. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia gets new chief". UCI News. 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  8. ↑ "Alzheimer's research trials growing". UC Irvine School of Medicine. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  9. ↑ "Alzheimer's Researcher Receives $250,000 Grant". Los Angeles Times. 1989-02-08. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  10. ↑ Deardorff, Julie (2015-04-30). "The best brain exercise may be physical". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  11. ↑ Hamilton, Anita (2009-06-24). "In Old Age, Friends Can Keep You Young. Really". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  12. ↑ Brody, Jane E. (1996-02-28). "Good Habits Outweigh Genes As Key to a Healthy Old Age". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  13. ↑ Stern, Hal (7 August 2024). "Passing of Professor Carl Cotman". University of California, Irvine. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  14. ↑ Carl Cotman Married to Ann Taylor, The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio, 124th year, number 290, October 17, 1965, page 6-E. (subscription required)