John Krebs

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John R. Krebs, Kt, M.A., D.Phil., F.R.S., F.Med.Sci., Hon. D.Sc., a world leader in zoology and more specifically bird behaviour, is currently the Principal of Jesus College, Oxford University.

The son of Hans Adolf Krebs, the German biochemist who described the uptake and release of energy in cells (the Krebs cycle), Sir John was educated at the City of Oxford High School and Pembroke College, Oxford (BA 1966; MA 1970; DPhil 1970). He is a leading Fellow of the Royal Society and since 1988 has held a Royal Society Research Professorship in the Department of Zoology, Oxford University, where he was based at Pembroke College until his appointment to the position of Principal of Jesus College in 2005.

Sir John was knighted in 1999, and was the first Chairman of the British Food Standards Agency (2000-5).

Professor Krebs' career has been both productive and influential.ISI Highly Cited Researcher (within top 0.5% of all scientists) (2002)[link] His speciality is ornithology and his publications include more than 130 refereed papers, 5 books, and 130 book chapters, reviews, or popular pieces. They have introduced new methods to the science of ornithology, including the use of optimality models to predict foraging behavior, and, more recently, techniques from neurobiology and experimental psychology to assess the mental capacities of birds and to relate these to particular regions of the brain.

Source

• "Elliott Coues Award, 1999: Sir John R. Krebs", Jesus College Record, 2005.

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