Frank Ruddle
Frank Ruddle | |
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Frank Ruddle between Ruth Kirschstein and Donald S. Fredrickson in 1978 | |
| Born | Francis Hugh Ruddle August 9, 1929 |
| Died | March 10, 2013 (aged 83) |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (PhD) |
| Awards | Dickson Prize in Medicine (1982) William Allan Award (1984) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Yale University |
| Thesis | Chromosome variation in cell populations (1960) |
| Doctoral students | Anne Ferguson-Smith |
Francis Hugh Ruddle (1929–2013) was an American cell and developmental biologist who was the Sterling Professor at Yale University. Ruddle was an early visionary of the Human Genome Project and created the first genetically modified mouse. He was a pioneer in both human and mouse genetics.