Person

Paxinos, George (1944 - )

AO FAA FAHMS FASSA

Born
1 April 1944
Greece
Occupation
Psychologist

Summary

George Paxinos was appointed Professor of Psychology at the University of New South Wales since 1991. He has worked there since settling in Australia in 1973, starting as a lecturer. He is interested in mapping the human brain, which will allow comparisons between "normal" brains and those with abnormalities such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. He was educated at the University of California (BA, MA), and McGill University (PhD). His publications include the textbook The brain: an introduction to functional neuroanatomy (2010) and, with Charles Watson, The rat brain in stereotaxic coordinates (1986, 7th edition 2014). The Paxinos-Watson Award is presented annually by the Australasian Neurological Society for the most significant neuroscience paper published by a member of the Society in the year of presentation.

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Chronology

1968
Award - Warner Brown Memorial Prize, University of California, Berkeley, California, U.S.A.
1973 - 1977
Career position - Lecturer of Psychology, University of New South Wales
1978 - 1985
Career position - Senior Lecturer, University of New South Wales
1986 - 1990
Career position - Associate Professor of Psychology, University of New South Wales
1991 - 2013
Career position - Professor of Psychology, University of New South Wales
1993
Award - Walter Burfitt Prize, Royal Society of New South Wales
1994
Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of New South Wales
1999 -
Award - Fellow, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA)
1999
Award - Ramaciotti Medal for Excellence in Biomedical Research, Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Foundation
2000 - 2011
Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Neuroscience and bio-behavioural reviews
2002
Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - For service to neuroscience at national and international levels, particularly the publication of atlases of the brain
2003
Award - Alexander von Humboldt Prize
2004 -
Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Brain structure and function
2004 - 2005
Career position - President, Australian Neuroscience Society
2004 - 2007
Career position - President, World Congress of Neuroscience
2007
Award - Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award, Australian Psychological Society
2008 -
Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Frontiers in neuroanatomy
2008 -
Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Translational neuroscience
2008
Award - Doctor honoris causa, University of Athens, Greece
2009 -
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
2009
Award - National Health and Medical Research Council Australian Fellow
2012 -
Award - Foreign member, Academy of Athens
2012
Award - Pioneer in Medicine Award, Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics
2013 -
Career position - Scientia Professor, University of New South Wales
2014 -
Award - Fellow, Royal Society of New South Wales
2015 -
Award - Prize for Excellence in Biological Sciences (Cell and Molecular, Medical, Veterinary and Genetics), New South Wales Premier's Prizes in Science
2015
Award - Distinguished Achievement Award, Australasian Neuroscience Society
2017 -
Award - Fellow, Royal Society of New South Wales
2019 -
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (FAHMS)

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Published resources

Books

  • Paxinos, George; Valentino, Karen L.; Törk, Istvan; and Teccot, Lawrence H., Atlas of the developing rat nervous system (Academic Press, 1991), 304 pp. Details

Edited Books

  • Tracey, David J., Paxinos, George and Stone, Jonathan eds, Neurotransmitters in the human brain (New York: Plenum Press, 1995), 243 pp. Details

Journal Articles

Resources

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