Walter Wilczynski

Walter Wilczynski[2] (September 18, 1952, in Trenton, New Jersey[3] – June 9, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia[4])[5] was an American ethologist, neuroscientist, and professor at Georgia State University (GSU) in Atlanta, Georgia.

Walter Wilczynski
Born(1952-09-18)September 18, 1952
Trenton, New Jersey
DiedJune 9, 2020(2020-06-09) (aged 67)
Atlanta, Georgia
EducationLehigh University, University of Michigan
AwardsFulbright U.S. Scholar Program (August–November 2016)[1]
Scientific career
FieldsNeuroethology, behavioral neuroscience
InstitutionsGeorgia State University
ThesisConnections of the midbrain auditory center in the bullfrog, rana catesbeiana. (1978)
Doctoral advisorGlenn Northcutt

Early life and education

Wilczynski was born in Trenton, New Jersey. He received his bachelor's degree in both biology and psychology from Lehigh University in 1974, after which he received his Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Michigan in 1978. He then completed his postdoc at the Section of Neurobiology and Behavior at Cornell University, where he worked in the lab of Robert Capranica.[5]

Career

In 1983, Wilczynski joined the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin as an assistant professor of psychology. He remained on the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin until 2005, when he joined the faculty of GSU. While at the University of Texas at Austin, he helped found the Institute for Neuroscience and the interdisciplinary neuroscience Ph.D. program there. At GSU, he became a professor of psychology upon joining their faculty in 2005. He has been the co-director of research and academic programs at GSU's Center for Behavioral Neuroscience since 2005, and had been the director of GSU's Neuroscience Institute since it was formed in 2008.[5][6] In 2013, he received a five-year, $499,209 grant from the National Science Foundation to create the Sociogenomics Initiative Research Coordination Network, which unites researchers in the U.S. and Canada working in the field of sociogenomics.[7]

Research

Wilczynski's research focused on the study of neural origins of social behavior in animals. This research drew upon multiple separate disciplines, including neuroanatomy, neuroendocrinology, and neurophysiology.[5] Animals whose behavior he studied include multiple frog species, such as cricket frogs, American green tree frogs, and túngara frogs.[8][9][10]

Awards and memberships

Wilczynski was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and Sigma Xi, among other organizations.[6] He was a Fulbright U.S. Scholar to the University of Chile in 2016.[1]

Editorial activities

Wilczynski was the editor-in-chief of Brain, Behavior and Evolution from 1999 to 2009.[11] He was also an editorial board member of the Journal of Zoology (2007–2010) and an associate editor of Animal Behaviour (1997–2000).[6]

References
  1. "Walter Wilczynski". Fulbright Scholar Program. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
  2. "Student Directory". Center for Behavioral Neuroscience. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  3. "Wilczyński, W." Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
  4. "In Memoriam: Walter Wilczynski, PhD". Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  5. "Walter Wilczynski". Georgia State University College of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
  6. "Walter Wilczynski CV" (PDF).
  7. "Georgia State Researcher Gets $499,209 NSF Grant To Advance Sociogenomics". PRWeb (Press release). 2013-09-26. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  8. "Cricket Frogs' Vocal Dialect May Hold an Evolution Clue". The New York Times. 1988-06-28. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
  9. "Lesson From Frog's Mating Call?". The New York Times. 1990-01-09. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
  10. "Social isolation may impair hearing". Times of India. 2016-06-26. Archived from the original on 2016-06-26. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  11. "Brain, Behavior and Evolution". Brain, Behavior and Evolution.
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