Background
Easter, Stephen Sherman was born on February 12, 1938 in New Orleans. Son of Stephen Sherman and Myrtle Olivia (Bekkedahl) Easter.
Easter, Stephen Sherman was born on February 12, 1938 in New Orleans. Son of Stephen Sherman and Myrtle Olivia (Bekkedahl) Easter.
Bachelor of Science, Yale University, 1960; postgraduate, Harvard University, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1966.
Postdoctoral fellow, Cambridge U., England, 1967; postdoctoral, University of California, Berkeley, 1968-1969; assistant professor biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1970-1974; associate professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1974-1978; professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1978; associate chairman, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1992-1993; member College Literature, Science and the Arts Executive Committee, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1993-1996; director neuroscience program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1984-1988; Mathew Alpern Collegiate professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1998. Visiting professor U. Murcia, Spain, 1997, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, 1997.
Member Society Neurosci., Association Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, International Brain Research Organisation, Society for Development Biology.
Married Janine ElianePiot, June 4, 1963. Children— Michele, Kim.