# Jeffrey C. Hall

_American geneticist and chronobiologist_

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> Jeffrey Connor Hall (born May 3, 1945) is an American geneticist and chronobiologist. Hall is Professor Emeritus of Biology at Brandeis University and currently resides in Cambridge, Maine.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 3 May 1945 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1686435#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Brooklyn ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1686435#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1686435#P27))
- **Occupation:** biologist; university teacher; geneticist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1686435#P106))
- **Education:** Amherst College ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1686435#P69))
- **Awards:** Canada Gairdner International Award; Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize; Gruber Prize in Neuroscience; Massry Prize; Genetics Society of America Medal; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1686435#P166))

## About

Hall spent his career examining the neurological component of fly courtship and behavioral rhythms. Through his research on the neurology and behavior of Drosophila melanogaster, Hall uncovered essential mechanisms of the circadian clocks and shed light on the foundations for sexual differentiation in the nervous system.  He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences for his revolutionary work in the field of chronobiology, and nominated for the T. Washington Fellows.

In 2017, along with Michael W. Young and Michael Rosbash, he was awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm".

## Questions

**When was Jeffrey C. Hall born?**  
Jeffrey C. Hall was born on 3 May 1945 in Brooklyn.

**Where did Jeffrey C. Hall study?**  
Jeffrey C. Hall was educated at Amherst College.

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## Cite this page

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