# Susan Hockfield

> American neuroscientist

**Wikidata**: [Q985719](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q985719)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Hockfield)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/susan-hockfield

## Summary

Susan Hockfield was born on March 24, 1951, in Chicago. She is a biologist, university teacher, physiologist, and neuroscientist whose field is neuroscience. Her education includes Horace Greeley High School, Georgetown University, and the University of Rochester. She is employed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.Her awards include a doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University, the Wilbur Cross Medal, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, an honorary doctor of the Tsinghua University, and the Science Writing Award[1][2][3][4]. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science[5].


## References

1. [Source](https://web.archive.org/web/20170705052106/http://upmc.fr/fr/universite/histoire_et_personnalites/les_docteurs_honoris_causa/docteurs_honoris_causa_2010.html)
2. [Source](https://alumni.yale.edu/content/medalists-year)
3. [Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China](http://www.moe.gov.cn/s78/A22/xwb_left/moe_829/tnull_44386.html)
4. [Source](https://www.aip.org/aip/awards/science-communication/books)
5. NNDB
6. [Source](https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/resources/1134)
7. [Source](https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/resources/545)
8. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
9. Virtual International Authority File
10. Davos 2015 Participant List
11. [Source](https://bcs.mit.edu/our-faculty)
12. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File
13. [Source](https://www.podchaser.com/creators/susan-hockfield-107aDn7s6n/appearances)
14. [Source](https://www.podchaser.com/creators/susan-hockfield-107aDn7bSa/appearances)