William Anthony Harris (born November 26, 1950) is a Canadian-born neuroscientist,
Professor of Anatomy
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at
Cambridge University
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, and fellow of
Clare College, Cambridge
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. He was head of the
Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience since its formation in 2006 until his retirement in 2018.
Awards and honours
He was elected a
Fellow of the Royal Society
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in 2007, a
Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
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in 2007, and a member of the
European Molecular Biology Organisation
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in 2012. In 2017, he was awarded the
Waddington Medal The British Society for Developmental Biology (BSDB) is a scientific society promoting developmental biology research; it is open to anyone with an interest in the subject who agrees with the principles of the Society.
History
The British Society f ...
by the
British Society for Developmental Biology The British Society for Developmental Biology (BSDB) is a scientific society promoting developmental biology research; it is open to anyone with an interest in the subject who agrees with the principles of the Society.
History
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for his work on the development of the visual system.
Bibliography
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References
External links
* http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/staff/harris/
* http://www.neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/directory/profile.php?harris
* http://thenode.biologists.com/waddington2017/societies/
* https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691211312/zero-to-birth
1950 births
Fellows of the Royal Society
Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences (United Kingdom)
Fellows of Clare College, Cambridge
Living people
Canadian neuroscientists
British neuroscientists
Professors of Anatomy (Cambridge)
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