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Thomas Jessell | |
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Born | Thomas Michael Jessell 2 August 1951 |
Died | 28 April 2019 | (aged 67)
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Awards | Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience (2016) Gruber Prize in Neuroscience (2014) Gairdner Foundation International Award (2012) Perl-UNC Prize (2009) Kavli Prize (2008) March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology (2001) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Neuroscience |
Institutions | Columbia University Harvard University Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
Thesis | Regulation of the Release of Substance P and Other Putative Neurotransmitters from Mammalian Brain In Vitro (1977) |
Academic advisors | Gerald Fischbach |
Notable students |
Thomas Michael Jessell (2 August 1951 – 28 April 2019) was the Claire Tow Professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics at Columbia University in New York and a prominent developmental neuroscientist. In 2018, Columbia University announced his termination from his administrative positions after an internal investigation uncovered violations of university policies.[1] He died shortly after from a rapidly neurodegenerative condition diagnosed as progressive supranuclear palsy.[2][3]