Donald Brian Calne (born 1936) is a Canadian neurologist who is a leading Parkinson's disease researcher. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Parkinson's disease (also known as Parkinson disease or PD) is a degenerative disorder of the Central nervous system that often impairs the sufferer's He was the first researcher who used synthetic dopamine to treat Parkinson's disease. Dopamine is a Hormone and Neurotransmitter occurring in a wide variety of animals including both vertebrates and invertebrates He has shown that latent damage occurs in the brain even before the symptoms of Parkinson's disease appears. The brain is the center of the Nervous system in animals All Vertebrates and the majority of Invertebrates have a brain
Born in London, England, he received his Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine degrees from Oxford University. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S Doctor of Medicine ( MD or MD, from the Latin Medicinæ Doctor meaning "Teacher of Medicine" is a doctoral The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the
From 1981 to 2001, he was the Director of the Neurodegenerative Disorders Centre at the University of British Columbia and a professor of neurology. The University of British Columbia ( UBC) is a Canadian public research University with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna
He is a member of the National Parkinson Foundation's Scientific Advisory Board. He is a member of the Steering Committee of the World Parkinson Congress.
In 2000, he published the book, Within Reason: Rationality and Human Behavior
In 1998, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin In 2001, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. The Royal Society of Canada ( Société royale du Canada) now known as the RSC Academies of Arts Humanities and Sciences of Canada ( SRC Académies des Arts In 2002, he received an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of British Columbia.