Nicholas Spitzer

For the American radio host, see Nick Spitzer.

Nicholas Canaday Spitzer is an American neurobiologist, currently working as a Distinguished Professor in the Division of Biological Sciences at the University of California, San Diego.[1]

Education

Spitzer received his B.S and Ph.D from Harvard University[2] and was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard and University College, London.[citation needed]

Career

Spitzer joined the UCSD faculty in 1972 as an assistance professor.[2] He was a co-director of the UCSD's Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind for 16 years following its establishment.[2]

Hehas been the recipient of a Sloan Fellowship, a Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship.[3] He was founding editor-in-chief of BrainFacts.org,[4][5] a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and director of the UCSD Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind. Spitzer's lab is engaged in studying the mechanisms by which neurons differentiate to achieve the unparalleled complexity of the brain.

In 2013 he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.[6]

Awards

References

  1. ^ Spitzer, Nicholas. "Nicholas Spitzer". Division of Biological Sciences. University of California, San Diego. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Aguilera, Mario (2022-11-01). "A Chain of Inspiration: Nick Spitzer's Golden Anniversary at UC San Diego". today.ucsd.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  3. ^ Spitzer, Nicholas. "Guggenhein Fellows". Guggenheim Foundation. Guggenheim Foundation. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  4. ^ Spitzer, Nicholas. "BrainFacts.org". BrainFacts.org. University of California, San Diego. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  5. ^ Spitzer, Nicholas. "Nick Spitzer". KPBS. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  6. ^ "News from the National Academy of Sciences". National Academy of Sciences. National Academy of Sciences. 2013-04-30. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Nick Spitzer Honored with American Philosophical Society's Lashley Award". UCSD. 2022.


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