Dr. Robert Katzman dies at 82; neuroscientist identified Alzheimer's disease as a 'major killer'
Saturday, September 20, 2008 - 02:07
in Health & Medicine
Dr. Robert Katzman, the UC San Diego neuroscientist who pushed Alzheimer's disease into the public consciousness as a "major killer" and who co-founded the activist Alzheimer's Assn., died Tuesday at his home in La Jolla after a long illness. He was 82.