title: Tracks of a non-main path traveler: 2011 Thomas Willis Lecture.
abstract: After an unconventional beginning in stroke research, I veered off the main path repeatedly to view problems from a different perspective. In this lecture summary, I would like to return to several points along the byways that led to research with some continuity.
authors.affiliation: Stroke Branch, NINDS, NIH, 10 Center Drive MSC 1401, Building 10/Room 5B02, Bethesda, MD 20892-1401, USA. hallenbj@ninds.nih.gov
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hallenbeck
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology; D002196:Capillaries / Q000473:pathology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000473:pathology; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007109:Immunity / Q000502:physiology; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000502:physiology; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008889:Military Personnel; D009462:Neurology / Q000193:education* / Q000266:history; D051381:Rats; D020521:Stroke
chemical_list: D018836:Inflammation Mediators