Background

Dean, Robert Jeffrey was born on November 22, 1948 in Ithaca, New York, United States. Son of Robert T. and Maxine Dean.

Education

Bachelor, Cornell Univercity, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1977.

Career

Postdoctoral researcher, U. Cologne, 1976-1979; research fellow, U. Aberdeen, Scotland, 1980-1981; lecturer, U. Bielefeld, Germany, 1982-1986; professor zoology, U. Bielefeld, Germany, 1987-1996; research group leader, Center for Interdisciplinary Research/U. Bielefeld, Germany, 1992-1995; professor biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, since 1997.

Achievements

• Robert Jeffrey Dean has been listed as a noteworthy biology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Society Neurosci., Deutsche Zoological Gesellschaft, European Neurosci. Association M C.

Connections

Married Barbara Claas. 1 child, Karen.

Father:

Robert T. Dean

Mother:

Maxine Dean

Spouse:

Barbara Claas

child:

Karen Dean