Neuroscientist Candace B. Pert, Ph.D., is a Research Professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
Her pioneering research on how chemicals in our bodies form a dynamic information network, linking mind and body, is not only provocative, it is revolutionary. By establishing the bimolecular basis for our emotions and explaining these new scientific developments in a clear and accessible way, Pert empowers us to understand ourselves, our feelings, and the connection between our minds and our bodies-or bodyminds-in ways we could never possibly have imagined before. From explaining how there is a scientific basis to popular wisdom about phenomena such as "gut feelings" to making comprehensible recent breakthroughs in cancer and AIDS research, Pert provides us with an intellectual adventure of the highest order.
Candace's extraordinary career began with her 1972 discovery of the opiate receptor. She now conducts AIDS research and peptide pharmacology -- design and testing of receptor active threrapeutic peptides.
