Prof. Eric H. Davidson
Born	1937
Residence	Pasadena, CA
Nationality	American
Fields	Developmental biology
Institutions	California Institute of Technology
Alma mater	University of Pennsylvania (BA, 1958) and Rockefeller University (Ph.D., 1963)
Doctoral advisor	Alfred Mirsky
Known for	Gene regulatory networks, Sea Urchin Developmental biology
Notable awards	Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Awardee, A.O Kowalevsky Medal (2002)
Notes Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1985) and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1980)

Eric H. Davidson (born 1937) is a developmental biologist at the California Institute of Technology. Davidson is best known for his pioneering work on the role of gene regulation in evolution, on embryonic specification and for spearheading the effort to sequence the genome of the purple sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. ^[1][2] He devoted a large part of his life to developing an understanding of embryogenesis at the genetic level. Over his long career, he has written many books describing his work.

[edit] Selected bibliography

• Britten R. and E.H. Davidson. "Gene regulation for higher cells: a theory". Science 165: 349-57. PMID 5789433. 
• Gene Activity in Early Development (1987) ISBN 0122051610
• Genomic Regulatory Systems: Development and Evolution (2001) ISBN 0122053516
• Davidson, E.H., J.P. Rast, P. Oliveri, et al.. "A genomic regulatory network for development". Science 295: 1669-78. PMID 11872831. 
• The Regulatory Genome: Gene Regulatory Networks In Development And Evolution (2006) ISBN 0120885638

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[edit] External links

• Research web page
• Patent: Gene regulatory networks and methods of interdiction for controlling the differentiation state of a cell

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