Alexander Neumeister, Neighbor

While Neuroscience is fascinating in its own respect due to the field’s recent breakthroughs in understanding the brain, neurons and related behaviors, Alexander Neumeister had more personal reasons for pursuing a career in this field. Alexander’s closest friend in high school suffered from mental illness which caused him to commit suicide. Alexander often accompanied his friend to treatments and would always wonder why nothing seemed to work. From that year forward, Dr. Neumeister made a commitment to himself and science to dedicate his career to better understanding the brain to help create an improved foundation for treatment.

Alexander Neumeister’s passion for psychology also stems from the tragedy of losing his best friend at such a young age. During his career, Alexander had the privilege of meeting Dr. Roland Kuhn, the man who invented and described the anti-depressant effects of medication. Subsequent conversations with him drove him to add pharmacology to his growing list of specialties along with neuroscience.