Seymour Benzer (1921-2007) first came to Caltech in 1949. He held the James G. Boswell Professorship of Neuroscience from 1975 to 1993. A selection of his correspondence, research notes, technical files, reprints, manuscripts and writings form the collection known as the Seymour Benzer Papers in the Archives of the California Institute of Technology. Benzer was awarded the Crafoord Prize in 1993 for his pioneering genetical and neuropsychological studies on behavioral mutants in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster.

Seymour Benzer (1921-2007) was the James G. Boswell Professor of Neuroscience at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) from 1975 to 1993. He was awarded the Crafoord Prize in 1993 for his pioneering genetical and neurophysiological studies of behavioral mutants in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. He became emeritus from Caltech in the same year. He had previously been a visiting associate and professor at Caltech, 1965-1975, and a research fellow, 1949-1951.

126 boxes; 54 linear feet.

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