David Attwell FRS (born 1953ATTWELL, Prof. David Ian
''Who's Who 2015'', A & C Black, 2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014) is a British

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, and the Jodrell Professor of Physiology at

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in the Faculty of Life Sciences.

Life

David Ian Attwell studied physics and physiology at Magdalen College, Oxford, and earned D.Phil. in neuroscience from

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, where he studied with Julian Jack. He also studied at the

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with Frank Werblin.

References

External links

Professor David Attwell page on The Academy of Medical Sciences
(archived)
"David Attwell family tree"
''Neurotree'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Attwell, David Ian 1953 births Living people British neuroscientists Fellows of the Royal Society Academics of University College London Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford Fellows of Magdalen College, Oxford Jodrell Professors of Physiology Presidents of The Physiological Society