Cajal

British  

/ kaˈxal /

noun

1. Santiago Ramon y. 1852–1934, Spanish histologist, a pioneer of modern neurophysiology: shared the Nobel prize for medicine 1906.

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Example Sentences

“We want to lose this lack of trust that exists between vulnerable communities and the doctors,” said Ignacio Muñoz-Sanjuan, the founder of Factor H and the chief executive of Cajal Neurocience, a Seattle-based drug-discovery company.

From New York Times

As a Fulbright Scholar, Dawn M. Hunter spent weeks at the Cajal Legacy exhibit, a collection of Santiago Ramn y Cajal’s original works, personal items and death mask at the Cajal Institute in Spain.

From Scientific American

Even the color palette is an ode to Cajal, inspired by the color schemes in some of his artistic works, Hunter says.

From Scientific American

The swirls and lines in the middle of the piece are inspired by Cajal’s own drawing of a nerve sliced open.

From Scientific American

Stepping back, seemingly mirrored profiles of Cajal himself emerge from dark sides of the drawing, traced from the shadow of his death mask.

From Scientific American