William Anthony Harris (born November 26, 1950) FRS FMedSci is a Canadian-born neuroscientist, Professor of Anatomy at

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, and fellow of

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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 Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the judges of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural science, natural knowledge, incl ...

in 2007, a

Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci) is an award for medical scientists who are judged by the UK Academy of Medical Sciences for the "excellence of their science, their contribution to medicine and society and the range of th ...

in 2007, and a member of the

European Molecular Biology Organisation The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) is a professional, non-profit organization of more than 1,800 life scientists. Its goal is to promote research in life science and enable international exchange between scientists. It co-funds cour ...

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 ...

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 The British Society ...

for his work on the development of the visual system.

Bibliography

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) {{UK-scientist-stub