Andrew Lumsden (scientist) facts for kids
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Andrew Lumsden
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Andrew Lumsden
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Andrew Gino Sita-Lumsden
22 January 1947 |
| Nationality | English |
| Education | Kingswood School |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge (BA) Yale University University of London (PhD) |
| Awards | Ferrier Lecture (2001) |
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| Fields | Neurobiology |
| Institutions | King's College London Guy's Hospital University of California, Berkeley |
Andrew Gino Lumsden, born on January 22, 1947, is a famous English neurobiologist. He studies how the brain develops. He is a professor at the University of London. In 2000, he started a special research center. This center, at King's College London, focuses on how our brains grow and change.
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Learning and School
Andrew Lumsden went to Kingswood School in Bath, Somerset. He then studied Natural Sciences at St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. He did very well, earning top honors.
After Cambridge, he spent two years at Yale University in the United States. He was a Fulbright Scholar, which is a special scholarship. Later, he returned to England. He earned his PhD in Developmental Biology from the University of London.
His Work and Discoveries
Andrew Lumsden has worked at several important places. He was a teacher at Guy's Hospital Medical School. In 1989, he became a full professor at the University of London.
He also worked as a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He helped guide research for groups like the Medical Research Council. He also helped edit Development, a science journal. He even helped start a new online journal called Neural Development.
Brain Development Research
Andrew Lumsden has written a book called The Developing Brain. It's about how our brains form. He became interested in how nerves connect to body parts. For example, how do nerves reach teeth or whiskers?
He studied how the trigeminal nerve develops. This nerve helps us feel things in our face. His research led him to study the central nervous system. This is the brain and spinal cord.
He made a big discovery about the hindbrain. This part of the brain is at the back. He showed that it has a very organized, segmented structure. This is similar to how insects and worms are built. He even created a special tool, the Lumsden BioScissors™, to help his research.
More recently, he has studied the forebrain. This is the front part of the brain. He found special cells there. These cells help shape a large area around them called the thalamus. The thalamus helps send sensory information to the brain.
Awards and Honors
Andrew Lumsden has received many important awards. In 1994, he became a Fellow of the Royal Society. This is a very high honor for scientists in the UK. He also became a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 1998.
In 2001, he received the Ferrier Lecture and medal from the Royal Society. In 2007, he won the W. Maxwell Cowan Prize. This prize is for amazing work in developmental neuroscience.
He is also a member of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers. This is an old guild in London.
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