Lawrence C. Katz
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Lawrence C. Katz was an American
neurobiologist. He was an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
. His lab was located in Duke University Medical Center, where he was the James B. Duke Professor of Neurobiology.
Katz received his Ph.D. in neurobiology from the California Institute of Technology
, where he worked with Masakazu Konishi
. He performed his postdoctoral work with Torsten Wiesel
.
His research focused on the development and function of the mammalian cortex, especially neurotrophins and neurogenesis.
Katz was not directly related to Nobel laureate and fellow neurobiologist Bernard Katz
.
Larry died on November 26, 2005 at the age of only 48. There is a prize named after his name--the Katz Prize, which reflects his openness to new ideas, and his appreciation of the enthusiasm and innovative talent of youth.
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neurobiologist. He was an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Howard Hughes Medical Institute is a United States non-profit medical research organization based in Chevy Chase, Maryland. It was founded by the American businessman Howard Hughes in 1953. It is one of the largest private funding organizations for biological and medical research in the United...
. His lab was located in Duke University Medical Center, where he was the James B. Duke Professor of Neurobiology.
Katz received his Ph.D. in neurobiology from the California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphases on science and engineering...
, where he worked with Masakazu Konishi
Masakazu Konishi
is a Japanese neurobiologist, known for his research on prey capture auditory systems of barn owls and singing in songbirds.-Life:After growing up in wartime Kyoto, Konishi moved to study at Sapporo Agricultural College, Hokkaido University. Konishi studied for his doctoral thesis on properties of...
. He performed his postdoctoral work with Torsten Wiesel
Torsten Wiesel
Torsten Nils Wiesel was a Swedish co-recipient with David H. Hubel of the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for their discoveries concerning information processing in the visual system; the prize was shared with Roger W...
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His research focused on the development and function of the mammalian cortex, especially neurotrophins and neurogenesis.
Katz was not directly related to Nobel laureate and fellow neurobiologist Bernard Katz
Bernard Katz
Sir Bernard Katz, FRS was a German-born biophysicist, noted for his work on nerve biochemistry. He shared the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 1970 with Julius Axelrod and Ulf von Euler...
.
Larry died on November 26, 2005 at the age of only 48. There is a prize named after his name--the Katz Prize, which reflects his openness to new ideas, and his appreciation of the enthusiasm and innovative talent of youth.