Kavli Prize

The specific reason for Thomas Jessell’s dismissal has not been disclosed.

This year’s awards honor discoveries on brain plasticity and the development of atomic force microscopy.

A nonet of scientists, including researchers in nano-optics and in the neuroscience of memory, earned the 2014 Kavli prizes.

Fred Kavli, the physicist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who dedicated much of his life to supporting scientific research, has passed away at age 86.

Biennial Kavli Prizes are presented to scientists in astrophysics, nanoscience, and neuroscience.