Famed neuropathologist John Trojanowski, whose work uncovered the mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, died in Philadelphia on February 8. Trojanowski was on life support after a fall left him paralyzed and complications set in. He was 75.
Trojanowski was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1946, but he didn’t stay there long. The New York Times reports that his father was in the military, and the family of nine would relocate every few years across the United States and in Germany. This nomadic way of life continued after Trojanowski’s birth and, after attending a few different schools, he graduated with a BA in German Studies from King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in 1970. He then completed an MD/PhD program at Tufts University in 1976.
After graduation, he did an internship at Harvard University that taught him about neuropathology. During this time, he met a postdoc named ...
