Bill Harris (neuroscientist)
Neuroscientist, born 1950
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William Anthony Harris (born November 26, 1950) 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.
BornNovember 26, 1950
SpouseChristine Holt
AwardsFellow of the Royal Society (2007), Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (2007), Elected Member of EMBO (20120; Waddington Medal (2017)
Fieldsneuroscience
Bill Harris | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Workplaces | University of California, San Diego Cambridge University |
| Thesis | Color Vision in Drosophila (1976) |
| Seymour Benzer David Hubel, Torsten Wiesel (postdoc) | |
| Website | www |
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.
