Daniel Johnston (scientist)
Daniel Johnston | |
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| Born | 1947 (age 76–77) |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, neuroscientist |
Daniel Johnston (born 1947) is an American neuroscientist who currently serves as professor emeritus in the Department of Neuroscience within The University of Texas at Austin College of Natural Sciences.[1][2]
Education[edit]
Johnston graduated cum laude from the University of Virginia in 1970 with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. He completed a PhD in biomedical engineering and physiology at Duke University, followed by postdoctoral training in cellular neurophysiology at the University of Minnesota.[2]
Career[edit]
In 1975, Johnston joined the University of Minnesota faculty as an assistant professor of neurology and biomedical engineering. The following year, he completed a Grass Foundation Fellowship in neurobiology with the Marine Biological Laboratory.[2]
Johnston departed from the University of Minnesota in 1977 for a position on the Baylor College of Medicine faculty, where he remained until 2004. That year, he was recruited to lead the Institute for Neuroscience at UT Austin, where he founded the Center for Learning and Memory.[3]
Selected publications[edit]
Books[edit]
- Foundations of Cellular Neuroscience (1994) with Samuel Miao-Sin Wu, Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press. ISBN 9780262100533
References[edit]
- ^ "Faculty". utexas.edu. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Daniel Johnston CV". utexas.edu. 19 September 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ "How a World-class Center for Learning and Memory Got Its Start". The University of Texas at Austin Department of Neuroscience. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
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