Eric Manvers Shooter

Eric Manvers Shooter FRS
Born(1924-04-18)18 April 1924
Nottinghamshire, England
Died21 March 2018(2018-03-21) (aged 93)
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
EducationCambridge University (PhD 1949)
Known forNerve growth factor (NGF)
Awards Ralph W. Gerard Prize (1995)
Bristol-Myers Squibb Award (1997)
Scientific career
FieldsNeurobiology
Academic advisorsPaley Johnson
Doctoral studentsRonald Vale

Eric Manvers Shooter (born 18 April 1924 in Nottinghamshire, England;[1] died 21 March 2018) was an English scientist known for investigating the biochemistry of nerve growth factor (NGF).[2] From 1961 onwards he was affiliated with Stanford University School of Medicine, where he was founding chairman of the Department of Neurobiology (1975–1987).[3]

  1. ^ "Eric Shooter, founding chair of Department of Neurobiology, dies at 93". News Center. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
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