Nationality Australian | Name Lesley Rogers | |
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Institutions University of New England Known for discovery of lateralisation of the chick brain Notable awards Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)Fellow of the Australian Institute of BiologyClarke MedalAcademic Women's Special Achievement Award People also search for Gisela T Kaplan, R. J. Andrew, Gisela Kaplan Books Sexing the brain, Divided Brains: The Biology a, Songs - Roars - and Rituals: C, Minds of Their Own: Thinking, Spirit of the Wild Dog: The Worl |
Lesley Joy Rogers B.Sc. (Hons) (Adel), D.Phil., D.Sc. (Sus), FAIBiol., FAA (Australian, born 31 July 1943) is a neurobiologist and emerita professor of neuroscience and animal behaviour at the University of New England (Australia).
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Education
Professor Rogers studied a Bachelor of Science at the University of Adelaide obtaining a first class honours in 1964. After three years as teaching fellow at Harvard University and research assistant at the New England medical centre hospital in Boston she studied for a PhD at the University of Sussex. Professor Rogers obtained her Doctor of Philosophy in 1971 and was also awarded a Doctor of Science from the University of Sussex in 1987 for the body of research accumulated after the completion of her PhD compiled in her thesis entitled for her thesis entitled "Neuroethological Studies of Brain Development and Behaviour".
Awards
Professor Rogers was made a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2000, is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Biology and has been awarded many accolades including the Clarke Medal in zoology in 2003 from the Royal Society of New South Wales. She is the recipient of the Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research, the Academic Women's Special Achievement Award and also the Centenary Medal in 2003.
Professional activities
Selected publications
Professor Rogers has published over 200 journal articles and 14 books predominantly focussing on the brain and development.