John G. Hildebrand
John G. Hildebrand is Regents Professor Emeritus and former Head of the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Arizona. He earned his baccalaureate degree at Harvard University and his Ph.D. (in bio-organic chemistry) at the Rockefeller University. His research interests include chemical senses (particularly olfaction), chemical ecology, animal behavior, and vector-borne and other infectious diseases. Before moving to Arizona in 1985, he served for 16 years on the faculties of Harvard and Columbia Universities.
Hildebrand is a member of the U.S. National Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, Brazilian Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ of Sciences, German National Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ of Sciences 'Leopoldina’, Norwegian Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ of Science and Letters, The World Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ of Sciences, and African Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ of Sciences. He has served as the International Secretary of the National Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ of Sciences, one of the five elected officers, since 2014.
As a leader of the Â鶹´«Ã½Íøվ’s project on Science in the Liberal Arts Curriculum, Hildebrand co-edited Science and the Educated American: A Core Component of Liberal Education, a volume of essays published by the Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾.