From vantage point of her mentee at the University of Michigan, Dr. Scott Burns, this biography of renowned neuroanatomist Dr. Elizabeth Crosby is both conversational and deeply researched. As the first female full professor at the U-M Medical School, Crosby was considered a foremost authority in the world on the nervous system. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter awarded her the National Medal of Science. Using stories from his own friendship with her, Burns marries her academic biography with personal touches about her daily life and relationships. As when a mentor in Burns’s time as a student, Dr. Crosby’s life can teach us endurance and to meet failure with determination. 

Scott Burns, MD studied under Dr. Elizabet Crosby at the University of Michigan. He is a neurologist.