Bill Harris (neuroscientist)

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.

Bill Harris
Born (1950-11-26) November 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)
Scientific career
Fieldsneuroscience
InstitutionsUniversity of California, San Diego
Cambridge University
ThesisColor Vision in Drosophila (1976)
Doctoral advisorSeymour Benzer
David Hubel, Torsten Wiesel (postdoc)
Websitewww.pdn.cam.ac.uk/directory/william-harris

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
  1. http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk
  2. "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".
  3. Fellows of the Royal Society (accessed 22-04-2012)
  4. "Fellows | the Academy of Medical Sciences".
  5. "Members". Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  6. "The Waddington Medal".
  7. http://bsdb.org
  8. "Bill Harris, winner of the BSDB Waddington Medal 2017". 13 April 2017.


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