Nelson Spruston

neuroscience researcher
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Nelson Spruston

Summary

Nelson Spruston is a human[1]. He worked as a researcher[2].

Key Facts

  • Nelson Spruston worked as a researcher[2].
  • Among Nelson Spruston's employers was Howard Hughes Medical Institute[3].
  • Among Nelson Spruston's employers was Northwestern University[4].
  • Nelson Spruston was educated at Baylor College of Medicine[5].
  • Nelson Spruston's education included a stint at University of British Columbia[6].
  • Nelson Spruston received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[7].
  • Nelson Spruston is recorded as male[8].
  • Nelson Spruston's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Nelson Spruston supervised Vilas Menon as a doctoral student[10].
  • Nelson Spruston supervised Yael Katz as a doctoral student[11].
  • Nelson Spruston supervised Rachel Trana as a doctoral student[12].
  • Nelson Spruston's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0003-3118-1636[13].
  • Nelson Spruston's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 135107[14].
  • Nelson Spruston's given name is recorded as Nelson[15].
  • Nelson Spruston's described by source is recorded as The Cortical Explorer Award: Nelson Spruston[16].
  • Nelson Spruston's affiliation is recorded as Janelia Research Campus[17].
  • Nelson Spruston's Google Scholar author ID is recorded as wjdLQDkAAAAJ[18].
  • Nelson Spruston's Academic Tree ID is recorded as 1484[19].
  • Nelson Spruston's Loop ID is recorded as 1539[20].
  • Nelson Spruston's Semantic Scholar author ID is recorded as 2871213[21].
  • Nelson Spruston's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Northwestern University Libraries[22].
  • Nelson Spruston's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 253405457[23].

Body

Education

Educated at Baylor College of Medicine[5], a hospital[24], in United States[25], founded in 1900[26] and University of British Columbia[6], a public research university[27], in Canada[28], founded in 1908[29], headquartered in Vancouver[30].

Career and Affiliations

Nelson Spruston's professions included researcher[2]. Employers include Howard Hughes Medical Institute[3], a foundation[31], in United States[32], founded in 1953[33], headquartered in Chevy Chase[34] and Northwestern University[4], a private university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1851[37], headquartered in Evanston[38]. Doctoral students include Vilas Menon[10]; Yael Katz[11]; and Rachel Trana[12], of United States[39].

Recognition

Nelson Spruston received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[7].

FAQs

What did Nelson Spruston do for work?

Nelson Spruston worked as researcher[2].

Where did Nelson Spruston go to school?

Nelson Spruston was educated at Baylor College of Medicine[5] and University of British Columbia[6].

What awards did Nelson Spruston receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [3] . orcid.org. Retrieved . orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  8. [7] . aaas.org. aaas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  9. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  16. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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