Scripps Research neuroscientist Hollis Cline elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Cline is recognized for her discoveries about the role of sensory experience in brain development.
May 15, 2023
LA JOLLA, CA– The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the world’s most prestigious honor societies, has named Scripps Research neuroscientist Hollis Cline, PhD, an elected member of its 2023 class.
Cline, the Hahn Professor of Neuroscience and Chair for the Department of Neuroscience, has transformed our understanding of how sensory experiences affect brain development and plasticity.
Notably, Cline has mapped key visual circuits and discovered communication pathways between neurons that provide deep insights into healthy brain function. Furthermore, her body of research has significantly advanced how we view the development of neurological disorders, such as autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia.
“Holly has made important contributions to our understanding of brain development and plasticity and this a very well-deserved recognition, says Ardem Patapoutian, PhD, Nobel laureate, a Scripps Research professor in the Department of Neuroscience and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. “We are lucky to have her as our colleague and department chair.
Members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences represent today’s innovative thinkers in nearly every field and profession, including more than 250 Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners. The society, which also functions as an independent research center, emphasizes the need for interdisciplinary study that draws on expertise from many fields of research and professional practice to address significant challenges.
Cline earned her doctorate degree in neurobiology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1985, after which she completed postdoctoral fellowships at both Yale University and Stanford University Medical Center. Cline served as the Director of Research for Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory before joining the Scripps Research faculty in 2008. Since 2016, she has served as the chair of the Department of Neuroscience and director of the Dorris Neuroscience Center.
Cline has received other prestigious honors, including the McKnight Neuroscience Scholar Award, the National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award, and the Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Neuroscience. She is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Academy of Sciences
Cline joins 22 other Scripps Research faculty who have previously been named as members to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
“With the election of these members, the Academy is honoring excellence, innovation, and leadership and recognizing a broad array of stellar accomplishments,” says Academy President David W. Oxtoby. “We hope every new member celebrates this achievement and joins our work advancing the common good.”
Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the Academy has elected more than 14,300 members since its founding in 1780. The Academy’s founders—including John Adams and John Hancock—envisioned an organization that would recognize accomplished individuals and engage them in addressing the greatest challenges facing the young nation.
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