Background
Moore, John Wilson was born on November 1, 1920 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Son of John Watson and Marjorie (MacAlpine) Moore.
Moore, John Wilson was born on November 1, 1920 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Son of John Watson and Marjorie (MacAlpine) Moore.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Davidson (North Carolina) College, 1941; Master of Sciences, University Virginia, 1942; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University of Virginia, 1945.
Assistant professor physics, Medical College Virginia, 1946-1950; biophysicist, Naval Medical Research Institute, 1950-1954; biophysicist, Laboratory of Biophysics, National Institute Nervous Diseases and Blindness, National Institutes of Health, 1954-1961; member of faculty, Duke U., since 1961; professor physiology and pharmacology, Duke U., 1965-1988; professor neurobiology, Duke U., since 1988. Visiting professor department neurobiology Harvard University Medical School, 1978-1979.
Trustee, member executive committee Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physiological Society, Biophysics Society (council, Cole award 1981), Society Neuroscis., Marine Biological Laboratory Corporation, Society General Physiologists, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Natalie Bayless, May 6, 1944 (divorced 1977). Children: John Reid, Marjorie Lee, Stephen Wilson. Married Ann E. Stuart, April 2, 1978.
1 son, Jonathan Watson Stuart-Moore.