Manuel Casanova

Manuel Casanova
Born
Manuel Casanova

(1953-07-20) 20 July 1953
EducationUniversity of Puerto Rico (BS)
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine (MD)
Known forSmartState Chair in Childhood neurotherapeutics
FamilySon-in-law, Matt Might
AwardsThe Outstanding Scholar Award
Frontiers Media Spotlight Award
Scientific career
FieldsChildhood neurotherapeutics
InstitutionsUniversity of South Carolina Greenville
Military career
AllegianceUnited States
Branch United States Army
Service years1984-1990
Rank Major
Websitecorticalchauvinism.com

Manuel F. Casanova is the SmartState Endowed Chair in Childhood Neurotherapeutics and a professor of Biomedical Sciences at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville. He is a former Gottfried and Gisela Kolb Endowed Chair in Outpatient Psychiatry and a Professor of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology at the University of Louisville.

Casanova was born on July 20, 1953 in the Hato Rey sector of San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is married to Emily Casanova, a research assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville who studies autism genetics, the evolution of susceptibility genes in rare disorders, and is a patient advocate for the Ehlers-Danlos community. His son-in-law is Matt Might, director of the Hugh Kaul Personalized Medicine Institute at the University of Alabama Birmingham. Casanova has a personal blog titled "Cortical Chauvinism".