Seymour Kety
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Seymour Kety Net Worth

Seymour Kety was a renowned American neuroscientist who made significant contributions to the field of psychiatry. As a child, he was unable to participate in physical activities due to an injury, and instead developed a passion for chemistry. This dedication and passion led him to create a lab in his home and experiment for hours. His achievements include establishing a link between genetics and schizophrenia, and the use of chelating agents to treat metal intoxication in children. He was awarded the Lasker Award for Special Achievement in Medical Science, which is known as America's Nobel Prize.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Neuroscientist
Birth Day August 19, 1925
Birth Place Philadelphia, United States
Age 95 YEARS OLD
Died On May 25, 2000
Birth Sign Virgo

💰 Net worth

Seymour Kety, a distinguished neuroscientist in the United States, is regarded as one of the pioneering figures in the field. While his exact net worth can vary between $100K and $1M in 2024, his contributions to neuroscience are immeasurable. Throughout his career, Kety has made significant breakthroughs and advancements in the understanding of the human brain, particularly regarding its structure and function. His research has played a crucial role in shaping the field and has earned him widespread recognition and respect. As a highly esteemed figure in the scientific community, his work continues to inspire and impact countless individuals in the realm of neuroscience.

Biography/Timeline

1915

Semyour S. Kety was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1915. Raised in a humble family household in Philadelphia, Kety was intellectually challenged and stimulated. As a child, Kety was involved in a car accident that injured his foot. Though he could still walk, Kety remained slightly physically impaired.

1940

For his education, Kety stayed in his home town of Philadelphia. Kety attended Central High School in Philadelphia and found himself excelling greatly in chemistry. Running his own experiments in his homemade laboratory, Kety found a passion for chemistry. Throughout high school, he pursued his interest in the physical sciences and also gained knowledge of both Greek and Latin. Kety attended college and medical school at the University of Pennsylvania, from which he graduated in 1940. He did a rotating internship at the Philadelphia General Hospital, but that was the extent of his clinical training. After finishing his internship, Kety went into research.

1942

Following his internship, Kety decided to continue his research of lead poisoning. The National Research Council post-doctorate fellowship, received by Kety to continue his research, began in 1942. Kety worked under the supervision of lead poisoning specialist Joseph Charles Aub. Only after Seymour arrived prepared to start his fellowship did he learn that Aub changed his area of study — he was now working with traumatic and hemorrhagic shock. Joseph Aub changed his work to study the shock because it was a time of war, and the research was pressing. While working with Aub, Kety found the circulation of the heart to be fascinating. Instead of returning to Harvard, Kety went to his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania. While back in Pennsylvania, Seymour worked with Carl Schmidt, an expert in cerebral circulation. Kety became a pharmacology instructor at the university.

1961

After collaborating with many doctors on various projects, Seymour S. Kety became the chairman of the department of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University in 1961. After only one year, Kety resigned due to his lack of experience in psychiatry. He returned to his job as the Chief of Laboratory Science. Seymour, however, continued the research he was working on. He was researching the causes of schizophrenia. His focus was based on the genetic influences that cause the disease.

1981

In 1981, Kety became a founding member of the World Cultural Council.

1988

He never trained in psychiatry although he changed its course. In 1988 Kety and Louis Sokoloff were jointly awarded the NAS Award in the Neurosciences from the National Academy of Sciences. Kety also received awards from some of the most prestigious scientific groups, including the American Society of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Association.

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