In Sight
My Life in Science and Biotech
$96.45
- Hardcover
312 pages
- Release Date
22 October 2020
Summary
In Sight is a memoir about how a love of science and discovery drove Julia Levy, a celebrated scholar and biotech CEO, to work her way through gender bias in order to achieve academic and professional recognition. Her story traces the unconventional invention of a breakthrough drug treatment from its development from laboratory research to its application as a medical treatment for vision loss.
Told from a female perspective, In Sight is a unique and personal story c…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781487508319 |
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| ISBN-10: | 148750831X |
| Author: | Julia Levy |
| Publisher: | University of Toronto Press |
| Imprint: | University of Toronto Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 312 |
| Release Date: | 22 October 2020 |
| Weight: | 600g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 161mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
“The early part of this book is quite fun. We learn how little Julia Levy, then called Julia Coppens, transformed herself from an untidy girl whose clothes kept bunching up into a dedicated scientist who knew what she wanted.”
- Sheldon Goldfarb (The Ormsby Review)About The Author
Julia Levy
Julia Levy has been a leader in the fields of science, education, and business. She served first as chief scientific officer and later as chief executive officer of QLT. During her tenure as CEO the company obtained regulatory approval for its macular degeneration treatment that resulted in the financial success of QLT Inc. She is an officer of the Order of Canada and has received a number of honorary degrees.
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