| RefNo | EC/2020/37 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Schafer, William Ronald: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 14 April 2020 |
| Description | Certificate endorsing election of William Schafer as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Includes personal details of the elected Fellow, citaion giving the reasons for election, and names of proposers. Signed by the Executive Director of the Royal Society, Julie Maxton. |
| Citation | William Schafer is a distinguished neuroscientist who has made seminal contributions to understanding the genetic and neural basis of behaviour. His work is notable for its originality and interdisciplinary approach, and he has pioneered methodological approaches, including optogenetic neuroimaging and automated behavioural phenotyping, that have been widely influential in neuroscience. He has made significant discoveries on sensory transduction mechanisms and on the computational principles of neuronal microcircuits. Most recently, he has begun fruitful collaborations with leading network scientists and clinicians to investigate the structure and function of simple neuronal connectomes, revealing computational principles likely to be conserved in larger brains. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Computer printout |
| PhysicalDescription | A4 papers |
| AccessStatus | Closed |
| AccessConditions | Election certificates are subject to 50 year closure period from date of election. Details of proposers are kept confidential until the 50 year closure period has elapsed. |