Zoltán Molnár honoured by the Royal Society of Biology
Professor of Developmental Neuroscience and Tutorial Fellow in Human Anatomy Zoltán Molnár has been made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB). The Fellowship is an accolade awarded to scientists who have made a distinctive and notable contribution to the advancement of the biological sciences.
Professor Molnár’s research focuses on cerebral cortical development. He recently co-published a pioneering book that expands the horizons of brain research with Dr Tamas Horvath and Dr Joy Hirsch, Body, Brain, Behavior: Three Views and a Conversation, that sheds new light on the inner workings of the nervous system in a way no major publication has attempted to do before in the field of neuroscience. Among Professor Molnár’s many contributions, earlier this year he identified a new mechanism that, triggered by early sensory loss during development, substantially rewires corticothalamic connections, thus revealing a potential therapeutic target for patients with sensory loss.
Commenting on his election, Professor Molnár thanked all his colleagues from both DPAG and St John's for their ‘constant encouragement and support’.