Celebrating the life and works of Dr. John “Jack” Irwin Johnson 
                Education:
                  1952: A.B., Philosophy; University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, 
                  IN.
                  1955: M.S., Psychology; Purdue University, Lafayette, IN.
                  1957: Ph.D., Psychology; Purdue University, Lafayette, IN.
                Research 
                  and Professional Experience:
                1957-1958: 
                  Instructor, Department of Psychology, Marquette University, 
                  Milwaukee, WI.
                  1958-1960: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Marquette 
                  University, Milwaukee, WI. 
                  1960-1963: USPHS Special Research Fellow, Laboratory of Neurophysiology, 
                  University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (Sponsors C.N.Woolsey & 
                  W.I. Welker).
                  1963-1964: Project Associate, Regional Primate Research Center, 
                  University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (Project Director: H.F. 
                  Harlow).
                  1964-1965:, Fulbright-Hayes Research Scholar, Brain Research 
                  Unit, Department of Physiology, University of Sydney, Australia 
                  (Sponsor: P.O. Bishop). 
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                  1965-1969: Associate Professor, Biophysics, Psychology and Zoology 
                  Departments and Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, 
                  East Lansing, MI. 
                  1969-1981: Professor, Biophysics, Psychology and Zoology Departments 
                  and Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 
                  MI. 
                  1973-1978: Chairman, Biophysics Department, Michigan State University, 
                  East Lansing, MI. 
                  1981-present: Professor, Anatomy Department and Neuroscience 
                  Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
                Grant 
                  Support:
                1960-1963: 
                  Special Postdoctoral Fellowship, NIH 
                  1964-1965: Fulbright Hayes Scholarship 
                  1965-1972: Career Development Award, NIH 
                  1966-1978: Principal Investigator, Research Grant, NINDB: "Development 
                  of Afferent Neural Centers" (NS-5982, 12 yrs.)
                  1969-1975: Principal Investigator, Research Grant, NSF: "Determining 
                  factors in Brain Evolution" (three successive grants, GB 
                  13854 1969-1971, GB 30783, 1971-1973, NB 43236, 1973-1975). 
                  
                  19781980: Principal Investigator, Research Grant, NSF: "Regional 
                  specializations in cerebral neocortex" (NB78-00879)
                  1980-1984: Principal Investigator, Research Grant, NSF: "Anatomical 
                  and electrophysiological organization of dorsal column nuclei" 
                  (NB 79-03421) 
                  1985-1990 Principal Investigator, Research Grant, NSF: "Mammalian 
                  Phylogeny through Brain Traits and DNA Similarities" Co-investigators: 
                  J. A. W. Kirsch, R. L. Reep, W. Welker, R. C. Switzer (BSR 85-03687) 
                  
                  1991-1994 Principal Investigator,Research Grant, NSF: "Imaging 
                  the diversity of mammalian brains: an electronic catalog for 
                  wide accessibility" (NSF, IBN 9111592) 
                  1995-1997: Co-Investigator (With Wally Welker, UW; and Adrianne 
                  Noe, NMHM), NSF Grant "Collaborative research: "Accessing 
                  brain collection information vis Internet, CD-ROM, and centralized 
                  location"(NSF, IBN-9500706).
                  1995-1996: Coinvestigator (With Wally Welker, UW, and R.C. Switzer) 
                  NIMH,PHS GRANT NO1 R43 MH54366-01;#95-SB-2; SBIR, Phase I; "Brain 
                  Library"(Primate Brains).