Background
Thornton, Simon Nigel was born on September 24, 1954 in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. Son of Royd Hare and Helen Thornton.
Thornton, Simon Nigel was born on September 24, 1954 in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. Son of Royd Hare and Helen Thornton.
Bachelor of Science with honors, University Otago, New Zealand, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy, University Cambridge, England, 1981.
SSO Agricultural and Food Research Council, Babraham, England, 1983—1989. Chargé de recherche National Center for Scientific Research, Paris, 1991—1997, director recherche Dijon, France, 1997—1999. Professor neurobiologie University Henri Poincaré, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France, since 1999.
Postdoctoral College France, 1981, postdoctoral National Institute of Mental Health Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, 1989—1991. Director research National Center for Scientific Research.
Married Marie-Dominique Even. Children: Dylan Carl Even, Juliet Anna.