Mary-Dell Chilton
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Mary-Dell Chilton (born February 2, 1939, in Indianapolis, Indiana) is one of the founders of modern plant biotechnology.
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Mary-Dell Chilton | |
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Born | (1939-02-02) February 2, 1939 (age 85) |
Alma mater | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
Known for | First genetically modified plants |
Awards | World Food Prize, National Inventors Hall of Fame |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Syngenta Biotechnology Inc |
Thesis | Transforming Activity in Single-Stranded DNA from Bacillus subtilis (1967) |
Doctoral advisor | Benjamin D. Hall |
Notable students | Michael W. Bevan, Elizabeth E. Hood |
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