John G. Hildebrand, Regents Professor of Neurobiology, University of Arizona
John Hildebrand is Regents Professor of neurobiology and founding director of the Division of Neurobiology, Arizona Research Laboratories. He joined the faculty at Arizona in 1985 after teaching at Columbia, Rockefeller, and Harvard Medical School. He conducts research on the insect nervous system, with a current focus on the neurobiology and development of insect olfactory systems and their roles in insect behavior. His work contributes to knowledge that will help alleviate the harm done by insects that are predators of the human food supply or carriers of disease.
He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the German Academy of Sciences ‘Leopoldina’; a foreign member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters; and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the AAAS, the Entomological Society of America, and the Royal Entomological Society. He was recently named an Einstein Professor by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Other honors include a Lifetime Achievement Award, American Psychological Association Diversity Program in Neuroscience; Outstanding Service Award for Contributions to the Biological Sciences, American Institute of Biological Sciences; Silver Medal, International Society for Chemical Ecology; and Founders Memorial Award, Entomological Society of America.
Visiting Scholar itinerary:
Thursday-Friday, October 29-30
Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas
Monday-Tuesday, February 8-9
Pomona College, Claremont, California
Monday-Tuesday, March 1-2
Florida State University, Tallahassee
Thursday-Friday, March 4-5
Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania