Bill Harris (neuroscientist)

Bill Harris
Born (1950-11-26) November 26, 1950
Fields neuroscience
Institutions Cambridge University
Thesis Color Vision in Drosophila (1976)
Doctoral advisor Seymour Benzer
Notable awards Fellow of the Royal Society (2007), Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (2007), Elected Member of EMBO (20120; Waddington Medal (2017)
Spouse Christine Holt
Website
www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/directory/william-harris

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 has been head of the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience[1] since its formation in 2006.[2]

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]

References

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  3. ↑ Fellows of the Royal Society (accessed 22-04-2012)
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  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
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