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Bill Harris | |
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| Born | November 26, 1950 |
| Spouse | Christine Holt |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society (2007), Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (2007), Elected Member of EMBO (20120; Waddington Medal (2017) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | neuroscience |
| Institutions |
University of California, San Diego Cambridge University |
| Thesis | Color Vision in Drosophila (1976) |
| Doctoral advisor |
Seymour Benzer David Hubel, Torsten Wiesel (postdoc) |
| Website |
www |
William Anthony Harris (born November 26, 1950) FRS FMedSci is a Canadian-born neuroscientist, Professor of Anatomy at Cambridge University, and fellow of Clare College, Cambridge. He was head of the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience [1] since its formation in 2006 [2] until his retirement in 2018.
Awards and honours
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2007, [3] a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2007, [4] and a member of the European Molecular Biology Organisation in 2012. [5] In 2017, he was awarded the Waddington Medal [6] by the British Society for Developmental Biology [7] for his work on the development of the visual system. [8]
Bibliography
- Harris, W. A. (24 May 2022). Zero to Birth: How the Human Brain Is Built. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691211312.
References
- ^ http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk
- ^ "Harris, Prof. William Anthony, (Born 26 Nov. 1950), Professor of Anatomy, 1997–2018, now Emeritus, and Head, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, 2006–18, Cambridge University; Fellow, Clare College, Cambridge, since 1997".
- ^ Fellows of the Royal Society (accessed 22-04-2012)
- ^ "Fellows | the Academy of Medical Sciences".
- ^ "Members". Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "The Waddington Medal".
- ^ http://bsdb.org
- ^ "Bill Harris, winner of the BSDB Waddington Medal 2017". 13 April 2017.
External links
- http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/staff/harris/
- http://www.neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/directory/profile.php?harris
- http://thenode.biologists.com/waddington2017/societies/
- https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691211312/zero-to-birth
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Bill Harris | |
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| Born | November 26, 1950 |
| Spouse | Christine Holt |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society (2007), Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (2007), Elected Member of EMBO (20120; Waddington Medal (2017) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | neuroscience |
| Institutions |
University of California, San Diego Cambridge University |
| Thesis | Color Vision in Drosophila (1976) |
| Doctoral advisor |
Seymour Benzer David Hubel, Torsten Wiesel (postdoc) |
| Website |
www |
William Anthony Harris (born November 26, 1950) FRS FMedSci is a Canadian-born neuroscientist, Professor of Anatomy at Cambridge University, and fellow of Clare College, Cambridge. He was head of the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience [1] since its formation in 2006 [2] until his retirement in 2018.
Awards and honours
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2007, [3] a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2007, [4] and a member of the European Molecular Biology Organisation in 2012. [5] In 2017, he was awarded the Waddington Medal [6] by the British Society for Developmental Biology [7] for his work on the development of the visual system. [8]
Bibliography
- Harris, W. A. (24 May 2022). Zero to Birth: How the Human Brain Is Built. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691211312.
References
- ^ http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk
- ^ "Harris, Prof. William Anthony, (Born 26 Nov. 1950), Professor of Anatomy, 1997–2018, now Emeritus, and Head, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, 2006–18, Cambridge University; Fellow, Clare College, Cambridge, since 1997".
- ^ Fellows of the Royal Society (accessed 22-04-2012)
- ^ "Fellows | the Academy of Medical Sciences".
- ^ "Members". Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "The Waddington Medal".
- ^ http://bsdb.org
- ^ "Bill Harris, winner of the BSDB Waddington Medal 2017". 13 April 2017.
External links
- http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/staff/harris/
- http://www.neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/directory/profile.php?harris
- http://thenode.biologists.com/waddington2017/societies/
- https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691211312/zero-to-birth
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