Geoffrey raisman biography
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Professor Geoffrey Raisman, FRS, Chair of Neural Regeneration, UCL Institute of Neurology died on Friday 27 January
Geoffrey joined the Department of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation at the UCL Institute of Neurology in where he established a dedicated Spinal Repair Unit at Queen Square.
Previously ( to ), Geoffrey was the Head of the Division of Neurobiology at the MRC National Institute for Medical Research in Mill Hill.
Geoffrey Raisman was a neuroscientist whose particular love was the microanatomy and ultrastructure of the nervous system.
Geoffrey was a pioneer in his field, developing new approaches to improving recovery from spinal injury. His ground-breaking work has been recognised by election as Fellow of the Royal Society () and to the Academy of Medical Sciences ().
Geoffrey was also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts ().
Geoffrey received numerous prizes and awards, including the Wakeman Award for Research in Neurosciences (), the British Neuroscience Association Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Neuroscience (), and the Reeve-Irvine Medal () for critical contributions t