Discovered catalytic RNA, for which he won the Nobel Prize in 1989
Pioneered biofilm microbiology
Ethnobotanist and Infectious Disease Microbiologist: Dr. Elvin-Lewis is an expert on evaluating traditional medicines and their use.
A world expert on nerve cells
Discovered the telomere clock
Studied natural systems and the response of predators to prey
Ethnobotanist: World expert on airborne and allergenic pollen and famous for targeting medicinal plants in the tropical rain forest.
Biochemist: Developed the Michaelis-Menten equation for enzyme kinetics
Shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in medicine for the discovery of telomeres.
Molecular biologist; conducted pioneering research on the role genes play in the development of the mammalian embryo.
