Denis Baylor

Denis Baylor
Denis Baylor
Born	Denis Aristide Baylor; January 30, 1940; Oskaloosa, Iowa, U.S.
Died	March 16, 2022 (aged 82); Stanford, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Knox College (BA); Yale Medical School (M.D.);
Awards	Royal Society of London (2003); AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility (1992); National Academy of Sciences (1993);
	Scientific career
Fields	Neurobiology
Institutions	Stanford University; University of Colorado Medical School; National Institutes of Health;
Doctoral advisor	John Nicholls

Denis Aristide Baylor (January 30, 1940 – March 16, 2022) was an American neurobiologist. He was professor emeritus of neurobiology at Stanford University. He is known for his research on nerve cells in the retina of the eye. He developed a widely used method for observing the electrical activity of single rod and cone photoreceptor cells and described how they encode light stimuli. Baylor’s work has been recognized by his election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, and the Royal Society of London.

Denis Baylor
Born	Denis Aristide Baylor (1940-01-30)January 30, 1940 Oskaloosa, Iowa, U.S.
Died	March 16, 2022(2022-03-16) (aged 82) Stanford, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Knox College (BA) Yale Medical School (M.D.)
Awards	Royal Society of London (2003) AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility (1992) National Academy of Sciences (1993)
Scientific career
Fields	Neurobiology
Institutions	Stanford University University of Colorado Medical School National Institutes of Health
Doctoral advisor	John Nicholls