Biography
Sir Colin Blakemore was a British neurobiologist, specialising in vision and the development of the brain. He was Yeung Kin Man Professor of Neuroscience and senior fellow of the Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study at City University of Hong Kong. He was a distinguished senior fellow in the Institute of Philosophy, School of Advanced Study, University of London and Emeritus Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Oxford and a past Chief Executive of the British Medical Research Council (MRC). He was best known to the public as a communicator of science but also as the target of a long-running animal rights campaign. According to The Observer, he was both "one of the most powerful scientists in the UK" and "a hate figure for the animal rights movement".
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Awards & recognition
- Knight Bachelor · 2014
- Ralph W. Gerard Prize · 2012
- honorary doctorate · 2011
- Edinburgh Medal · 2005
- Harveian Oration · 2005
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- Baly Medal · 2001
- Annual Review Prize Lecture · 1995
- Charles F. Prentice Medal · 1994
- Ellison–Cliffe Lecture · 1993
- Fellow of the Royal Society · 1992
- G L Brown Prize Lecture · 1989
- Michael Faraday Prize · 1989
- Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology
- Friendship Award
