Goodson had been battling cancer since he came to IU in 2007, Department of Biology Chair Clay Fuqua said in a message to faculty.
Fuqua also said that, while Goodson’s cancer was usually manageable, he had recently experienced a relapse. During this relapse, he underwent a new treatment, which Fuqua said seemed effective, but was not enough to return him to health.
Goodson received his doctorate from Cornell University in 1998 and his undergraduate degree from the University of North Florida in 1992, according to his faculty profile on the Department of Biology’s website.
Goodson’s research focused primarily on the region of the brain that regulates social behavior, particularly in songbirds, according to the description of his research on his faculty profile.
He received the Frank Beach award from the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology in 2004 and was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2012, according to his website.
Goodson will be buried in New York today.
“Jim was a kind, generous, dynamic, and inspiring person, a tremendous scientific intellect, and a valued colleague,” Fuqua said in his statement. “I know that we will all greatly miss his presence.”
Anna Hyzy
