Rate Professor Jeffrey Hall

Jeffrey C. Hall

Academic Background: Ph.D. in Genetics, University of Washington, 1971. B.A. in Biology, Amherst College.

Research Interests: Molecular neurogenetics, particularly circadian rhythms and behavior in Drosophila.

Appointments: Affiliate Professor, University of Washington. Professor Emeritus, Brandeis University.

Awards: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 2017, for discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling circadian rhythms.

Publications: Seminal works in Science and Nature on clock genes and circadian behavior.

Additional Contributions: Mentored numerous researchers in neurogenetics.