Lisa Genova – American novelist and neuroscientist, author of Still Alice and Every Note Played. She blends storytelling with neuroscience, portraying characters living with neurological conditions. Still Alice became an international bestseller and was adapted into a film, earning Julianne Moore an Academy Award.
✨ Holds a PhD in neuroscience from Harvard. 📖 Self-published Still Alice before it gained global recognition. 🎬 The 2014 film adaptation brought her worldwide fame. 🌍 Her books have been translated into dozens of languages. 💡 Aims to make complex neuroscience accessible through fiction. 📚 Other novels include Left Neglected, Love Anthony, and Inside the O’Briens. 🖋️ Known for deep empathy and giving voice to patients’ inner experiences. 🎓 Worked as a researcher before becoming a full-time author. 🎭 Her novels are sometimes used in medical schools as supplemental texts. 👩👧 Balancing science, writing, and motherhood was one of her biggest challenges. 😄 Once joked that her books are “textbooks disguised as love stories.”