Denis Baylor

Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Academic Appointments

Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Administrative Appointments

Senior Scientific Officer, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (2004 - 2005)
Jury Member, Lasker Awards (1999 - 2000)
Medical Advisory Board, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (1998 - 2001)
Scientific Advisory Board, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (1997 - 1998)
Chairman, Department of Neurobiology (1992 - 1995)

Honors & Awards

Foreign Member, Royal Society of London (2003)
Member, National Academy of Sciences, USA (1993)
Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1992)

Professional Education

M.D., Yale Medical School, Medicine (1965)

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