Background
Anderson, DAVID was born on November 1, 1956 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States.
Anderson, DAVID was born on November 1, 1956 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States.
University of Bridgeport (Bachelor of Science, 1982. Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1986). Member, University of Bridgeport Law Review.
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law.
Law Clerk to Chief Judge Frederick A. Johnson, United States. Bankruptcy Court, District of Maine, 1986-1987.
He is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. His lab is located at the California Institute of Technology, where he current holds the position of Seymour Benzer Professor in Biology. Anderson"s previous work focused on the development and function of the nervous system, particularly the mechanism of fate determination of neural stem cells.
His laboratory"s current focus is to dissect genes and neural circuits underlying innate behaviors.
Anderson was trained by two Nobel laureates, Gunter Blobel and Richard Axel.
National Academy of Sciences. American Academy of Arts and Sciences]
In 2007, he was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences.