Abdeljabbar El Manira#
| Membership Number: | 4564 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2017 |
| Main Country of Residence: | SWEDEN |
| Homepage(s): | http://ki.se/en/neuro/el-manira-laboratory |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2010 - present Distinguished Professor, Karolinska Institutet
- 2005 - present Professor of Neurosciencem Karolinska Institutet
- 2002 - 2005 Senior Lecturer, Karolinska Institutet
- 1994 - 2002 Assistant Professor, Karolinska Institutet
- 1992 - 1994 Post doctoral Fellow, Karolinska Institutet
Fields of Scholarship
- General field of expertise is the cellular bases of behavior
- Biophysics of synaptic transmission
- The operation of microcircuits controlling movement
- Overarching control of motor behavior at the systems level
Honours and Awards
- Distinctions and Honors
- 2016 Member of the Nobel Assembly Karolinska Institutet
- 2016 Knight of the Order of Throne Kingdom of Morocco
- 2016 Prize for Medical Sciences Maghreb Arab Press Agency
- 2015-present Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- 2013-present Member of the Royal Academy Morocco of Science and Technology
- 2010 Commander of the National Kingdom of Morocco Order of Merit
- Fellowships and Awards
- 2010 Distinguished Professor Award, Karolinska Institutet
- 2003 - 2008 Elite Project Leader Award, Karolinska Institutet
- 2008 Chairman of a Nobel Symposium, Nobel Foundation
- 1999 Best Teacher Award, Karolinska Institutet
- 1993 Grass fellowship, MBL, Woods Hole, USA
