Eric Manvers Shooter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eric Manvers Shooter

neuroscientist

Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1924

Place of Birth: Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 21-Mar-2018

Profession: biochemist, neuroscientist

Nationality: United States, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Eric Manvers Shooter M.A., Sc.D., D.Sc., F.R.S.
(born 18 April 1924 in Nottinghamshire, England; died 21 March 2018) was an English scientist known for investigating the biochemistry of nerve growth factor (NGF).
From 1961 onwards he was affiliated with Stanford University School of Medicine, where he was founding chairman of the Department of Neurobiology (1975-1987).