John E. Dowling is an American neuroscientist and Gordon and Llura Gund Research Professor of Neurosciences[1] at Harvard University.
[3][4][5] Dowling earned his Ph.D. at Harvard University under the direction of George Wald.
[7][8] Dowling has served as an Associate Editor for Cellular Neurobiology, Journal of Neuroscience (1989-1994), Council of Society of Neuroscience Member (1980-1984), Governing Board of National Research Council Member (1985-1988 and 1994-1997), Commission on Life Sciences National Research Council chairman (1985-1988), Scientific Advisory Board member of the Whitney Marine Laboratory (1986-1991), Executive Committee member of the Marine Biology Laboratory (1974-1976 and 1988-1990), Council member of the National Eye Institute (1986-1990), Medical Advisory Board member of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (1989-1992), Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology trustee (1991-1998), FASEB Summer Conference on Biology, Chemistry and Modeling Vision chairman, (1992), Council of Faculty of Arts and Sciences member, Harvard University (1993-1995), National Academy of Sciences member (1993-1996), and President of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (1996-1997).
[citation needed] Since 1986, Dowling has been Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary trustee, a member on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Foundation for Fighting Blindness (1971–present), member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Research to Prevent Blindness (1991–present), member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Knights Templar Research Foundation (1991–present), member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the McLean Hospital (1991–present), member of the Educational Advisory Board of the John S. Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1991–present), member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Center for Neural Science, New York University (1992–present), member of the Board of Directors of the Harvard University Press (1997–present), and President of the Corporation of Marine Biological Laboratory (1998–present).
[citation needed] Dowling was awarded the Friedenwald Medal by the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology in 1970.