Thomas Jessell

1951 - 2019

country of citizenship: United Kingdom

native language: English

languages spoken, written or signed: English

educated at: University of London, University of Cambridge

occupation: biochemist, university teacher

award received: Fellow of the Royal Society, Kavli Prize in Neuroscience, Canada Gairdner International Award, Gruber Prize in Neuroscience, March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology, Vilcek Prize, Perl-UNC Prize, Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Neuropsychiatric Research, Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Neuroscience Research, Ralph W. Gerard Prize, J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine, EMBO Membership

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. He died shortly after from a rapidly neurodegenerative condition diagnosed as progressive supranuclear palsy. Source: Wikipedia (en)