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Distinguished Faculty in the College of Biological Sciences


Many College of Biological Science faculty have received national recognition through election to the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (Fellows) and selected distinguished awards and fellowships.

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

  • Stephen Kowalczykowski, distinguished professor (MIC) – 2005
  • *NEW* Charles Langley, distinguished professor (EVE) – 2007
  • Peter R. Marler, professor emeritus (NPB) and former director, Center for Animal Behavior – 1970
  • Thomas W. Schoener, distinguished professor and former chair (Zoology) – 1991
  • Michael Turelli, professor and former chair (EVE) – 2005

National Academy of Sciences

  • *NEW* Stephen Kowalczykowski, distinguished professor (MIC) – 2007
  • Eric E. Conn, professor emeritus (MCB) – 1988
  • Deborah Delmer, professor emeritus (PLB) – 2004
  • Roy Doi, distinguished professor (MCB) – 2006
  • Emanuel Q. Epstein, professor emeritus (PLB) – 1978
  • Melvin M. Green, professor emeritus (MCB) – 1980
  • Edward J. Jones, distinguished professor/director (Center for Neuroscience) – 2004
  • *NEW* Stephen Kowalczykowski, distinguished professor (MIC) - 2007
  • J. Clark Lagarias, professor (MCB) – 2001
  • Peter R. Marler, professor emeritus (NPB) and former director, Center for Animal Behavior – 1971
  • John Roth, distinguished professor and former chair (MIC) – 1988
  • Thomas W. Schoener, distinguished professor and former chair (Zoology) – 1984
  • G. Ledyard Stebbins, professor emeritus (Genetics) – 1952
  • Paul K. Stumpf, professor emeritus (MCB) – 1978

American Association for the Advancement of Science (Fellows)

  • Frederick T. Addicott, professor emeritus (PLB)
  • Judy Callis, professor (MCB)
  • Leo M. Chalupa, distinguished professor and chair (NPB)
  • Ernest S. Chang, professor (NPB)
  • Peter Chesson, professor emeritus (EVE)
  • James S. Clegg, professor emeritus (MCB)
  • John H. Crowe, professor emeritus (MCB)
  • Michael Dahmus, distinguished professor and chair (MCB)
  • Roy H. Doi, distinguished professor (MCB)
  • Emanuel Q. Epstein, professor emeritus (PLB)
  • Carol Erickson, professor (MCB) and Executive Associate Dean
  • Charles Gasser, professor (MCB)
  • Leslie D. Gottlieb, professor emeritus (EVE)
  • John Harada, professor (PLB) - 2006
  • Milton Hildebrand, professor emeritus (EVE)
  • Barbara A. Horwitz, distinguished professor (NPB) and Interim Provost
  • Edward G. Jones, distinguished professor and director (Center for Neuroscience)
  • Stephen Kowalczykowski, distinguished professor (MIC)
  • William J. Lucas, distinguished professor (PLB)
  • Peter R. Marler, professor emeritus (Zoology) and former director, Center for Animal Behavior
  • Richard Michelmore professor (MCB) and director, UC Davis Genome Center
  • Brian C. Mulloney, professor (NPB)
  • Diana Myles, professor (MCB)
  • Richard L. Nuccitelli, professor emeritus (MCB)
  • Timothy G. Prout, professor emeritus (EVE)
  • Carl Schmid, professor emeritus (MCB)
  • Irwin Segel, distinguished professor (MCB)
  • Arthur M. Shapiro, professor (EVE)
  • Neelima Ray Sinha, professor (PLB) - 2005
  • Judy A. Stamps, professor emeritus (EVE)
  • Donald R. Strong, professor (EVE)
  • Paul K. Stumpf, professor emeritus (MCB) (deceased)
  • John S. Werner, professor (NPB)
  • Susan Williams, professor (EVE) and director, Bodega Marine Laboratory - 2006
  • Martin C. Wilson, professor (NPB)

California Academy of Science (Fellows)

  • James A. Doyle, professor (EVE)
  • Peter R. Marler, professor emeritus (Zoology) and former director, Center for Animal Behavior
  • Arthur M. Shapiro, professor (EVE)
  • Maureen Stanton, professor and chair (EVE)
  • Catherine A. Toft, professor (EVE)

Selected Distinguished Awards and Fellowships

National Medal of Science

  • G. Ledyard Stebbins, professor emeritus (Genetics) – 1979

NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award

  • Charles Gasser, professor (MCB) – 1990
  • Judy Callis, professor (MCB) – 1991

Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

  • W. Martin Usrey, associate professor (NPB) and Center for Neuroscience – 2001
  • William DeBello, assistant professor (NPB) and Center for Neuroscience – 2004

Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship

  • Hwai-Jong Cheng, assistant professor (NPB) and Center for Neuroscience – Neuroscience, 2004
  • A. Kimberley McAllister, associate professor (NPB) and Center for Neuroscience – Neuroscience, 2001
  • Martin Usrey, associate professor (NPB) and Center for Neuroscience – Neuroscience, 2001

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellow

  • Robert E. Hungate, professor emeritus (MIC) – 1950
  • Daniel I. Axelrod , professor emeritus (Botany) – 1952
  • Ledyard Stebbins , professor emeritus – 1953, 1960
  • John Tucker , professor emeritus (Botany) – 1955
  • Melvin Green, professor emeritus (MCB) – 1956, 1968
  • Everett Williams Jameson, Jr , professor emeritus (Zoology) – 1958
  • Paul K. Stumpf , professor emeritus (Biochemistry) – 1961, 1968
  • Peter R. Marler , professor emeritus (Zoology) – 1964
  • Grady Webster , professor emeritus (Botany) – 1964
  • John Lyman Ingraham , professor emeritus (MIC) – 1965
  • Norma J. Lang , professor emeritus (Botany) – 1969
  • Jerry Hedrick, professor emeritus (MCB) – 1971
  • Paul Alexander Castelfranco , professor emeritus (Botany) – 1973
  • Leslie D. Gottlieb, professor emeritus (EVE) – 1975
  • Michael Turelli , professor and former chair (EVE) – 1986
  • Leo M. Chalupa, distinguished professor and chair (NPB) – 1978
  • Carl Schmid, professor emeritus (MCB) – 1988
  • Thomas W. Schoener, distinguished professor and former chair (EVE) – 1992

Kimmel Scholars Award

  • Ken Kaplan, associate professor (EVE) – 2001

The Pew Charitable Trusts

  • Kenneth H. Britten,professor (NPB) and Center for Neuroscience – 1994 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences
  • A. Kimberley Mc Allister, associate professor (NPB) and Center for Neuroscience – 2001 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences