Roger Nicoll

American neuroscientist
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Roger Nicoll

Summary

Roger Nicoll is a human[1]. His place of birth was Princeton[2]. He was born on +1941-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a neuroscientist[4], university teacher[5], and researcher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Roger Nicoll was born in Princeton[2].
  • Roger Nicoll was born on +1941-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Roger Nicoll held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Roger Nicoll's professions included neuroscientist[4].
  • Roger Nicoll's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Roger Nicoll worked as a researcher[6].
  • Among Roger Nicoll's employers was University of California, San Francisco[9].
  • Roger Nicoll was educated at Lawrence University[10].
  • Roger Nicoll's education included a stint at University of Rochester[11].
  • Roger Nicoll received the NAS Award in the Neurosciences[12].
  • Roger Nicoll received the Ralph W. Gerard Prize[13].
  • Roger Nicoll received the Gruber Prize in Neuroscience[14].
  • Roger Nicoll received the Perl-UNC Prize[15].
  • Roger Nicoll received the W. Alden Spencer Award[16].
  • Roger Nicoll received the Warren Alpert Foundation Prize[17].
  • Roger Nicoll was a member of National Academy of Sciences[18].
  • Roger Nicoll was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[19].
  • Roger Nicoll is recorded as male[20].
  • Roger Nicoll's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Roger Nicoll supervised Rachel Wilson as a doctoral student[22].
  • Roger Nicoll's ISNI is recorded as 0000000033961941[23].
  • Roger Nicoll's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 58432040[24].
  • Roger Nicoll's GND ID is recorded as 1207846341[25].
  • Roger Nicoll's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2001129301[26].
  • Roger Nicoll's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-6977-4632[27].

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Origins and Family

Roger Nicoll's place of birth was Princeton[2]. He was born on +1941-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Lawrence University[10], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1847[30] and University of Rochester[11], a university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1850[33], headquartered in Rochester[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include neuroscientist[4], university teacher[5], and researcher[6]. Among Roger Nicoll's employers was University of California, San Francisco[9]. He supervised Rachel Wilson as a doctoral student[22].

Recognition

Awards received include NAS Award in the Neurosciences[12], a science award[35], founded in 1988[36]; Ralph W. Gerard Prize[13], a science award[37], in United States[38], founded in 1978[39]; Gruber Prize in Neuroscience[14], a science award[40], in United States[41], founded in 2000[42]; Perl-UNC Prize[15], an award[43], in United States[44]; W. Alden Spencer Award[16], an award[45], in United States[46], founded in 1978[47]; and Warren Alpert Foundation Prize[17], a medicine award[48], in United States[49].

Why It Matters

Roger Nicoll ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Roger Nicoll born?

Roger Nicoll was born in Princeton[2].

What did Roger Nicoll do for work?

Roger Nicoll worked as neuroscientist[4], university teacher[5], and researcher[6].

Where did Roger Nicoll go to school?

Roger Nicoll was educated at Lawrence University[10] and University of Rochester[11].

What awards did Roger Nicoll receive?

Honors received include NAS Award in the Neurosciences[12], Ralph W. Gerard Prize[13], Gruber Prize in Neuroscience[14], and Perl-UNC Prize[15].

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Class ancestry

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

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  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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