DAVID FITZPATRICK, PH.D.

Department of Neurobiology

Duke University Medical Center

Box 3209

Durham, NC 27710

Email: fitzpat@neuro.duke.edu

Website: http://www.fitzpatricklab.net

Education

1974 B.S. cum Laude Biology, Pennsylvania State University, State College PA

1982 Ph.D. Psychology/Neurobiology Duke University, Durham NC

Major Fields of Research Interest

Neural basis of visual perception

Functional organization of cortical circuitry

In vivo imaging of neural activity

Development of cortical circuits mediating visual perception

Professional Experience

2007- present Director, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences

2003-present Affiliate, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Duke University

1999-present Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Duke University School of Medicine

1993-1999 Co-Director, Cold Spring Harbor Course "Structure Function and Development of the Visual System"

1990-1998 Associate Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Duke University School of Medicine

1988-1990 Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Duke University School of Medicine

1983-1988 Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Duke University School of Medicine

1982-1983 Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institutes of Health, Medical University South Carolina with Jennifer S. Lund

Professional awards and special recognitions:

1996-1999 McKnight Neuroscience Investigator Award

1995 Davison Council Excellence in Basic Science Teaching Award

1993 Cortical Discover Award, Cajal Club

1985-1987 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow

1982-1983 NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship National Institutes of Health

1981-1982 Teaching Fellow, Dept of Psychology, Duke University

1976-1980 NRSA Predoctoral Fellowship National Institute of Mental Health

1976 Graduation cum Laude in Biology, Pennsylvania State University

Current Research Support:

Functional Organization of Visual Cortex. NIH R01-EY06821-16

4/1/05 - 3/31/10

Development of Direction Selectivity in Visual Cortex. NIH R01-EY11488

4/1/07-3/31/12

Other Professional Activities

Editorial Responsibilities

2007- Senior Editor, Journal of Neuroscience

2004- 2007 Reviewing Editor, Journal of Neuroscience

2003- Editorial Board, Current Opinion Neurobiology

2003-2005 Member, Faculty of 1000

2002-2005 Section Editor, Sensory Systems, Neuroscience

2002 Co-editor (with Linda Buck) Sensory Systems edition of Current

Opinion in Neurobiology

2000-2003 Editorial Board, J Neuroscience

2000-2003 Associate Editor, Visual Neuroscience

2001- Editorial Board, Thalamus and Related Systems

1998-2000 Editorial Board, Visual Neuroscience

Consultant to the editors of the journals: Nature, Science, Nature Neuroscience, Neuron PLOS, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neurophysiology, Cerebral Cortex, Journal of Comparative Neurology

Scientific Advisory Committees

2007 Riken Brain Science Institute Scientific Review Panel

2006 Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Scientific Review Panel

2006-2009 Searle Scholars Program Advisory Board

2006 NIH/NIBIB Study Section, New Ways to Image Neural Activity

2005 NIH Study Section, Special Emphasis Panel

2004 NIH Study Section, Central Visual Processing, ad hoc

2004 NIH Study Section, Special Emphasis Panel

2003 NIH Study Section, Special Emphasis Panel (责任编辑：泉水)

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