Thomas Jessell
Thomas Jessell | |
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| Born | Thomas Michael Jessell August 2, 1951 |
| Alma mater | Cambridge University |
| Awards | Gruber Prize in Neuroscience (2014) Gairdner Foundation International Award (2012) Kavli Prize (2008) March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology (2001) |
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| Fields | Neuroscience |
| Institutions | Columbia University |
| Notable students | Craig Jahr Bennett Novitch Artur Kania Marc Tessier-Lavigne Samuel Plaff Alessandra Pierani James Briscoe |
Thomas Michael Jessell (born 2 August 1951 in London) is a professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics at Columbia University in New York City.
He is known for his work on chemical signals that play a role when nerve cells assemble to form neuronal circuits. In 1994 Jessell was awarded the NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing from the National Academy of Sciences.[1] He was a co-recipient, with Pasko Rakic and Sten Grillner, of the inaugural Kavli Prize for Neuroscience in 2008.[2] In 2014, he was awarded the Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science.[3]
Jessell is also a co-editor, with Eric R. Kandel and James Schwartz, of the well-known textbook Principles of Neural Science.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1996.[4]
References
- ^ "NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- ^ "Columbia Professors to Receive Kavli Prizes". Columbia News: Office of Communication and Public Affairs. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- ^ "Vilcek Foundation Honors Professor Thomas Jessell for Biomedical Research". Columbia News. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
- ^ "Fellowship of the Royal Society : Current Fellows" (PDF). Royal Society. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
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