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Eric Barnard

1927 – 2018

British neuroscientist

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About Eric Barnard

Lived 1927 – 2018 (aged 90). Eric Barnard was a neuroscientist.

Eric Albert Barnard (2 July 1927 – 23 May 2018) was a British neuroscientist, and Professor at University of Cambridge.

He was educated at King's College London (BSc; PhD, 1956). He was a fellow of King's College from 1956–1959 after which he was Assistant Lecturer (1959–1960) and Lecturer (1960–1964). He was an Association Professor of Biochemical Pharmacology at the State University of New York (1964–1965), Professor of Biochemistry (1965–1976) and then Head of the Biochemistry Department (1969–1976). He was appointed Rank Professor of Physiological Biochemistry at Imperial College of Science and Technology in London from 1976 to 1985, acting as Chairman of the Division of Life Sciences (1977–1985) and Head of the Department of Biochemistry (1979–1985).

He died on 23 May 2018 at the age of 90. He had married Dr Penelope J. Hennessy in 1956.

Works

Edwin S. Levitan, Peter R. Schofield, David R. Burt, Lucy M. Rhee, William Wisden, Martin Köhler, Norihisa Fujita, Henry F. Rodriguez, Anne Stephenson, Mark G. Darlison, Eric A. Barnard, Peter H. Seeburg, "Structural and functional basis for GABAA receptor heterogeneity", Nature 335, 76 - 79 (1 September 1988);

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Education
King's College London
Employers
University of Cambridge, Royal Free Hospital, King's College London, University at Buffalo
Awards
Fellow of the Royal Society; Portland Press Excellence in Science Award; Guggenheim Fellowship
Also known as
Eric A. Barnard, E. A. Barnard, Eric Albert Barnard

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Eric Barnard's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Eric Barnard?

British neuroscientist

When was Eric Barnard born?

Eric Barnard was born on 2 July 1927.

When did Eric Barnard die?

Eric Barnard died on 23 May 2018.

What was Eric Barnard's occupation?

Eric Barnard was a neuroscientist.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Eric Barnard

· Wikidata: Q5386088

· DBpedia: Eric Barnard

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