Jennifer S. Lund (born July 28, 1940 in Birmingham, England) is a distinguished anatomist who provided insight and research to the organization of feedforward and feedback circuits in the neocortex, observed the pruning of dendritic spines in the primate visual system, and helped describe the patterns of lateral connectivity in the cerebral cortex. Early life Jennifer S. Lund was born July 28, 1940 in Birmingham, England. Her parents were artists, and both of her siblings worked in the arts, so therefore her interest in science was new to the family. Initially, Jennifer found herself drawn to botany, but studies in that subject were discouraged at the time. Ultimately the mystery of biology and zoology led her towards a career in neuroscience. Education Jennifer began her academic career by earning a bachelor's degree in zoology at University College, London. Following this achievement, she began a year-long position working as a technical assistant to Jack Downer's research lab in the anatomy department at University College. She then began her Ph.D. in neuroscience in the same lab, working for John Zachary Young. After traveling with her husband to the United States for better more job opportunities, she began a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania with William Chambers at their institute of Neurological Sciences. Jennifer then followed this experience with a second Post-Doctoral Fellowship with Peter Ralston at Stanford University, and began studying corpus callosum. Personal life Jennifer Lund met her husband in Jack Downer’s laboratory when he wittily insulted her glass washing skills. Raymond Lund and Jennifer S. Lund have been married since, balancing the act of husband and scientific mentor. While working in Seattle in the mid-70s, Jennifer gave birth to two sons. She has since been able to manage raising her children while working on her research. Research Her first research project started right out of the lab she first worked for. This research worked with split-brain monkeys, examining the phenomenon of interhemispheric transfer of visual memory. After her first year as a technician she became a Ph. D. student and this led to the idea of determining if monkeys who were split-brain could retain compensation when the vision was switched between the eyes to the side of a brain lacking the experience. After completing her thesis, her husband and she moved to the University of Pennsylvania where they found new jobs in the neuroscience department. After a year