Great Throughts Treasury

This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.

Candace Pert, fully Candace Beebe Pert

American Neuroscientist and Pharmacologist who discovered the opiate receptor, the cellular binding site for endorphins in the brain

"I always say it was great for God to send his only son, but I’m waiting for him to send his only daughter. Then things will really be great."