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Thomas Jessell | |
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 Photo by Jill LeVine | |
| 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]
- ^ Benedict Carey (March 7, 2018). "Columbia Removes Thomas Jessell, Renowned Neuroscientist, from his Posts". The New York Times. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^ Briscoe, James; Arber, Silvia (2019). "Thomas M. Jessell (1951–2019)". Development. 146 (10): dev180505. doi:10.1242/dev.180505. ISSN 0950-1991. PMID 31126924.
- ^ Saharan, Shubham (April 30, 2019). "Thomas Jessell, prominent neuroscientist and former director of the Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, is dead". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved April 30, 2018.