hiː hɐz wˈʌn ɐwˈɔːɹdz ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðɪ ˈiː.bˈiː. wˈɪlsən mˈɛdəl fɹʌmðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən səsˈaɪəɾi fɔːɹ sˈɛl baɪˈɑːlədʒi, ænd wʌzɐ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ʌvðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə, ɐn ˈɑːnɚɹ ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd tʊ ˈoʊnli fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðə jˌuːsˈiː fˈækəlti sˈɪns ɪt wʌz ɪnˈɪʃɪˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti, fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt ʌntˈɪl hɪz ɹᵻtˈaɪɚmənt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv.
He has won awards including the E.B. Wilson Medal from the American Society for Cell Biology, and was a University Professor of the University of California, an honor awarded to only 41 members of the UC faculty since it was initiated in 1960, from 1988 until his retirement in 1995.