Top 20 Geneticist celebrities in United States
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Geneticist celebrities [Updated May 16, 2021].
Barbara McClintock was born
on June 16, 1902
in Hartford, United States.
A character in the book The Marriage Plot by
Jeffrey Eugenides was loosely based off her.
Martha Chase was born
on November 30, 1927
in United States.
She suffered from dementia in her later years which caused her to lose short-term memories.
Edward Tatum was born
on December 14, 1909
in Boulder, United States.
He conducted successful research on the genetics of corn and Drosophila flies, before studying Neurospora bacterial culture to prove that 'one gene makes one protein,' the start of bacterial genetics.
Spencer Wells was born
on April 6, 1969
in United States.
He published a 2002 book entitled The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey.
Robert Briggs was born
on December 10, 1911
in United States.
He served as a fellow in the Department of Zoology at McGill University.
Bruce Beutler was born
on December 29, 1957
in United States.
He worked as an Assistant Investigator at the
Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Jeffrey M. Friedman was born
on July 20, 1954
in United States.
He was awarded the Danone International Prize for Nutrition in 2007.
Nettie Stevens was born
on July 7, 1861
in United States.
Google featured her in a doodle on what would have been her 155th birthday in 2016.
Michael Stebbins was born
on March 23, 1971
in United States.
Mary Styles Harris was born
on June 26, 1949
in Nashville, United States.
She hosts a radio show called Journey To Wellness.
Jack Cusack was born
on November 17, 1890
in United States.
Establishing, in his early research, that genes can pass down traits to subsequent generations, he started experiments inducing mutations through the use of X-Rays.
George Price was born
on October 6, 1922
in United States.
He dedicated the latter part of his life to helping the homeless and gave away all his possessions before his suicide.
David T. Lykken was born
on June 18, 1928
in United States.
He was a member of the American Psychological Association and he was the proponent of a set-point theory of happiness, which posits that one's sense of well-being is half determined by genetics and half determined by circumstances.
Herrick L. Johnston was born
on March 29, 1898
in United States.
He taught Paul J. Flory who won the Nobel Prize in 1974.
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