Scholarship and Biography

Hall and his colleagues investigated the function of the nervous system in Drosophila. Many of their approaches involved genetic studies of behavior, augmented by molecular manipulations of genes defined by certain behavioral mutations. These investigations were in two areas: molecular neurogenetics of courtship and molecular neurogenetics of biological rhythms.

Honors

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Nobel Foundation (Sweden, Stockholm), 2017
Gruber Prize in Neuroscience
Yale University (United States, New Haven), 2009
Gairdner International Award
Gairdner Foundation (Canada, Toronto), 2012
Member of the National Academy of Sciences
National Academy of Sciences (United States, Washington D.C.) - NAS, 2003
Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences (United States, Cambridge), 2001
McKnight Technical Innovations in Neuroscience Award
McKnight Foundation (United States, Minneapolis), 1999-2001
Achoff's Rule Award in Chronobiology
Gordon Research Conferences (United States, Kingston) - GRC, 1992
National Institutes of Health Study Section on Neurology
National Institutes of Health (United States, Bethesda) - NIH, 1986-1991
National Institutes of Health Research Career Development Award
National Institutes of Health (United States, Bethesda) - NIH, 1977-1982
Postdoctal Fellowships
National Science Foundation (United States, Arlington) - NSF, 1971-1973
Postdoctal Fellowships
National Institutes of Health (United States, Bethesda) - NIH, 1971-1973
Fellowship Training Grant
National Institutes of Health (United States, Bethesda) - NIH, 1967-1971

Organizational Affiliations

Professor Emeritus of Biology, Department of Biology, Brandeis University

Education

University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Ph.D.
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
M.S.
Amherst College
B.A.