Jeffrey Paul Sutton is a Canadian-American physician-scientist who holds the Friedkin Chair for Research in Sensory System Integration and Space Medicine at

Baylor College of Medicine The Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) is a private medical school in Houston, Texas, United States. Originally as the Baylor University College of Medicine from 1903 to 1969, the college became independent with the current name and has been se ...

(BCM), where he is the founding Director and Professor in the Center for Space Medicine. He is also chairman of the Board of the Translational Research Institute for Space Health that is part of the

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of the

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. Sutton is the former chief executive officer, President and Institute Director of the

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Education and training

Sutton's education and training were at the

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and

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. He holds M.D., M.Sc. (medical science/neuroscience) and Ph.D. (theoretical physics) degrees, and is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Surgeons of Canada and a diplomate of the

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Research

Sutton's research expertise is in smart medical systems, computational neuroscience and neuroimaging. His research, medical practice and teaching were integrated for more than a decade at

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and the

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, where he founded and directed the Neural Systems Group.

Leadership and awards

He has received numerous awards for his achievements, including the

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, an NIH Career Development Award and a President's Citation from the Society of NASA Flight Surgeons.

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