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Reinhard F. Stocker
born 1944
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryReinhard F. Stocker is a Swiss biologist. He pioneered the analysis of the sense of smell and taste in higher animals, using the fly Drosophila melanogaster as a study case. He provided a detailed account of the anatomy and development of the olfactory system, in particular across metamorphosis, for which he received the Théodore-Ott-Prize of the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences in 2007, and pioneered the use of larval Drosophila for the brain and behavioural sciences.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
March 12, 1944
Basel
Citizenship
Switzerland
Occupations & fields
researcheruniversity teacherbiologist
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