Leonid Kruglyak (HHMI/University of California, Los Angeles) has been awarded the 2016 Edward Novitski Prize for his extraordinary level of creativity and intellectual ingenuity in the solution of significant problems in genetics research. Read more here.
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Passing of Robert Stuart (Bob) Edgar, (1930 – 2016)
One of the pioneer spirits of our field, Bob Edgar, has died. Bob started the Worm Breeder’s Gazette in 1975 and helped organize early worm meetings. He played an essential role in fostering the collegiality that has distinguished the C. elegans field. Read about him here.
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