| RefNo | EC/2021/04 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Benton, Richard Roland: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 21 April 2021 |
| Description | Certificate endorsing election of Richard Benton as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Includes personal details of the elected Fellow, citation giving the reasons for election, and names of proposers. Signed by the Executive Director of the Royal Society, Julie Maxton. |
| Citation | Richard Benton has pioneered molecular and neuronal dissection of olfaction in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster and other insects. He has made important discoveries of the mechanisms by which environmental chemicals are detected in the nose and processed in the brain to evoke appropriate behavioural responses, and revealed how olfactory neural circuits are modified over evolutionary timescales as different species adapt to distinct ecological niches. His work provides fundamental insights into how nervous systems develop, function and change, as well as offering opportunities to devise rational strategies to control the odour-guided behaviours of insect vectors of disease and agricultural pests. |
| 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 and date certificate was first submitted for candidacy are kept confidential until the 50 year closure period has elapsed. |