Denise Kandel

Denise Kandel
Born
Denise Bystryn

(1933-02-27) February 27, 1933 (age 93)
Paris, France
NationalityUnited States
CitizenshipUnited States
Known forLongitudinal studies on the sequence of first-time use of various legal and illegal drugs
Spouse
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(m. 1956)​
Children2
Scientific career
FieldsSocial medicine, Epidemiology
InstitutionsSociomedical Sciences and Psychiatry at Columbia University and Department of Epidemiology of Substance Abuse at the New York State Psychiatric Institute

Denise Kandel (German: [ˈkandəl]; née Bystryn; born February 27, 1933) is a French-born American medical sociologist and epidemiologist.

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).

She is a Holocaust survivor. In 1956, she married Eric Kandel. They have two children.

References

  1. ↑ "Website von Denise Kandel am Columbia University Medical Center". Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Photography (large format) of the parents from 1930 and many biographical details about the family (accessed May 23, 2016).

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