Larry F. Abbott | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1950 (age 73–74) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College[1]
Brandeis University |
| Known for | Dynamic clamp method |
| Awards | Irving Institute MOTY Award IBT Math. Neuro. Prize NIH Pioneer Award Swartz Prize Brain prize 2024 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical Neuroscience |
| Institutions | Columbia University |
| Thesis | The Hartree approximation in quantum field theory (1977) |
| Doctoral advisor | Howard Schnitzer |
| Doctoral students | Kanaka Rajan, Tim Vogels |
Laurence Frederick Abbott[2] (born 1950) is an American theoretical neuroscientist, who is currently the William Bloor Professor of Theoretical Neuroscience at Columbia University, where he helped create the Center for Theoretical Neuroscience. He is widely regarded as one of the leaders of theoretical neuroscience, and is coauthor, along with Peter Dayan, on the first comprehensive textbook on theoretical neuroscience, which is considered to be the standard text for students and researchers entering theoretical neuroscience.[3] He helped invent the dynamic clamp method alongside Eve Marder.[4]
Abbott has received numerous awards for his work in the field, including memberships in the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2010, he received the Swartz Prize for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience. In 2022 he was awarded the Gruber Neuroscience Prize.[5] In 2024, he was awarded The Brain Prize for contributions to theoretical neuroscience, alongside Terrence Sejnowski and Haim Sompolinsky.[6]
- ^ Columbia University. "Larry Abbott". Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
- ^ "LAURENCE F. ABBOTT CV". Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
- ^ Plunkett, John. "Theoretical Neuroscience", MIT Press, Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
- ^ "A physicist in the neurobiology lab". Symmetrymagazine.org. 8 July 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ^ Gruber Neuroscience Prize 2022
- ^ Columbia | Zuckerman Institute. (2024, March 6). Scientist at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute wins prestigious brain prize.
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