Joanne Berger-Sweeney

Joanne Berger-Sweeney
Born	Joanne Sweeney (1958-09-21) September 21, 1958 (age 65) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education	Wellesley College (BA) University of California, Berkeley (MPH) Johns Hopkins University (PhD)
Known for	Galantamine proof of concept
Spouse	Urs Berger
Children	2
Scientific career
Fields	Neuroscience
Institutions	Trinity College (Connecticut)
Doctoral advisor	Joseph T. Coyle Yvon Lamour
Doctoral students	Elizabeth A. Buffalo
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Joanne E. Berger-Sweeney (born September 21, 1958) is an American neuroscientist and the 22nd president of Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut.^[1] She is the first African-American and the first woman to serve in the position. Earlier in her career, Berger-Sweeney did proof-of-concept work on galantamine (brand name Razadyne), the second-most used drug to treat Alzheimer's disease.