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. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society, Brazilian Academy of Sciences, German National Academy of Sciences 'Leopoldina’, Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, and The World Academy of Sciences. He has served as the International Secretary of the National Academy of Sciences, one of the five elected officers, since 2014.