Lisa Genova

Lisa Genova is an American neuroscientist who writes novels about characters living with neurological disorders. Her debut, Still Alice (2007), follows a Harvard University professor with early-onset Alzheimer's; she self-published it, and the 2014 film adaptation won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Julianne Moore's performance. Her next three novels, Left Neglected, Love Anthony and Inside the O'Briens, were published by Gallery Books. Inside the O'Briens follows a family facing Huntington's disease.