David J. Anderson
Academic
1956 –
Who is David J. Anderson?
David J. Anderson is an American neurobiologist. He is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. His lab is located at the California Institute of Technology, where he current holds the position of Seymour Benzer Professor in Biology.
Anderson's previous work focused on the development and function of the nervous system, particularly the mechanism of fate determination of neural stem cells. His laboratory's current focus is to dissect genes and neural circuits underlying innate behaviors.
He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2002. In 2007, he was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Anderson was trained by two Nobel laureates, Gunter Blobel and Richard Axel.
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- Born
- 1956
- Also known as
- David Anderson
- Education
- Rockefeller University
- Harvard University
- Employment
- Professor of Biology, California Institute of Technology
- Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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on July 23, 2013
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