Robert James Lucas#
| Membership Number: | 3316 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2012 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.ls.manchester.ac.uk/people/profile/?personid=1050 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2010 - present GSK Professor of Neuroscience, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester
- 2006-2011 Research Group Leader for Neuroscience, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester
- 2006 -2010 Professor of Neurobiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester
- 2003 - 2006 Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester
- 2000 - 2003 Governor's Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London
Fields of Scholarship
- Visual neuroscience
- Chronobiology
- Circadian rhythms
- Inner retinal photoreception
- Melanopsin
Honours and Awards
- December 2010 European Research Council Advanced Grant awarded
