Edward M. Callaway named 2010 AAAS Fellow

Salk researcher Edward M. Callaway, a professor in the Systems Neurobiology Laboratories has been awarded the distinction of AAAS Fellow for his "distinguished research on the organization and function of neocortical circuits."

Election as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science is an honor bestowed upon members by their peers for their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science. The tradition of AAAS Fellows began in 1874. The new fellows will be honored during the 2011 AAAS annual meeting in Washington D.C. on Feb. 19.

Callaway's research is aimed at understanding how neural circuits give rise to perception and behavior and focuses primarily on the organization and function of neural circuits in the visual cortex. Relating neural circuits to function in the visual system, where correlations between neural activity and perception can be directly tested, provides fundamental insight into the basic mechanisms by which cortical circuits mediate perception.

A native of Southern California, Callaway received his bachelor's degree from Stanford University and his doctorate from the California Institute of Technology. After traveling east to conduct postdoctoral studies at Rockefeller University and Duke University, Callaway returned to California to join the Salk Institute where he has been a faculty member since 1995.

This year's election of Dr. Callaway brings the total number of Salk Institute faculty currently designated as AAAS fellows to 13.

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