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Barbara Natterson-Horowitz

Cardiologist, Psychiatrist

Barbara Natterson.-Horowitz, M.D., is a cardiologist and psychiatrist who turns to the natural world for insights into human health and development. Faculty in Harvard-MIT HST Program, Harvard Department of Human Evolutionary Biology and Professor of Medicine at UCLA, she studies a diverse range of animals and disorders from congestive heart failure in okapi, bats, and wallabies, to compulsive disorders in birds, cats, and horses. She is the co-author of the New York Times bestseller, Zoobiquity, which was a Finalist in the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)’s Excellence in Science Books Award, a Smithsonian Top Book of 2012, a Discover Magazine Best Book of 2012, and the China Times Best Book of 2012. Zoobiquity has been translated into seven languages and has been the common read at universities across the country. Dr. Horowitz was the invited keynote at the 2019 Nobel Conference in Stockholm, Sweden. She is President of the International Society of Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health.

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