Genetics Society of America

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Genetics Society of America

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION

Founded in 1931.

Official Website:
http://www.genetics-gsa.org/

Founding Date:
1931

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Sidney Altman Chemist 7-May-1939 Proved enzyme role of RNA

Elizabeth H. Blackburn Scientist 26-Nov-1948 Co-Discoverer of telomerase

Mario Capecchi Scientist 6-Oct-1937 Knock-out mice

Stanley N. Cohen Biologist 17-Feb-1935 Recombinant DNA

Edward B. Lewis Scientist 20-May-1918 21-Jul-2004 Drosophila researcher, Nobel laureate

Susan L. Lindquist Biologist 5-Jun-1949 Protein folding

Salvador Luria Biologist 13-Aug-1912 6-Feb-1991 Natural selection in bacteria

Barbara McClintock Scientist 16-Jun-1902 2-Sep-1992 Discovered transposable genes

Carolyn W. Slayman Business c. 1936 Genetics professor at Yale

Sewall Wright Biologist 21-Dec-1889 3-Mar-1988 Mathematics of evolution

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