Rudolph E. Tanzi belongs to the medical record as a figure whose work changed what could be treated.
The record lists Rudolph E. Tanzi as neurologist.
Rudolph E. Tanzi was born at Providence in 1958. His recorded nationality is United States. He trained at Harvard Medical School and University of Rochester.
Antibiotics, imaging and the randomised trial defined twentieth-century medicine; evidence replaced authority as the standard.
His posts were held at Harvard University.
The recorded fields of work are genetics.
His principal contribution is Amyloid β Protein Gene: cDNA, mRNA Distribution, and Genetic Linkage Near the Alzheimer Locus. Medicine advances against a moving target, and its successes are counted in lives rather than papers.
Recognition followed: Potamkin Prize (1996).
That the work was done from United States matters: hospitals, training and research funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide which questions can be asked.
Rudolph E. Tanzi is still working, and the assessment of the contribution is not yet complete.
Achievements
- Potamkin Prize — 1996
- Notable work: Amyloid β Protein Gene: cDNA, mRNA Distribution, and Genetic Linkage Near the Alzheimer Locus
- Held posts at Harvard University
- Fields: genetics
