1. Notable Figures in Biotechnology History

2. Hippocrates Born in Greece in 460 B.C.
Traveled the world and learned about medicine
Known as the “Father of Medicine”
Developed the Hippocratic Oath
Taken today before physicians begin medical practice

3. Louis Pasteur Born in France in 1822 Research in Physics and Chemistry
Founded the science of microbiology
Invented the process of pasteurization
Used to sterilize milk
Created the rabies vaccine

4. Gregor Mendel Born in 1822 in Austria
Sweet Pea Plants
Born in 1822 in Austria
Experimented with pea plants, trying to develop new color variations (hybrids)
Learned that there are dominant and recessive characteristics
“Father of genetics”
Discovered that genes are passed from parent to offspring

5. Rosalind Franklin Born in London in 1920
Made early discoveries in DNA structure

6. James Watson and Francis Crick
James Watson (b. 1928) at left Francis Crick ( ) at right
Credited with discovery of DNA structure
Awarded Nobel Prize in 1953
Discovered that DNA carries life’s hereditary information

7. Stanley Cohen & Herbert Boyer
Scientists
Met at a conference
Invented technique for DNA cloning in 1973
Birth of genetic engineering
Transfer genes between species
Founded Genentech
Stanley Cohen
Herbert Boyer

8. Dr. Ben Carson Earned scholarship to Yale Became a neurosurgeon
Grew up in inner-city Detroit
& Boston
Struggled with his grades, self esteem, and behavior
Turned himself around in high school
Earned scholarship to Yale
Became a neurosurgeon
1st to successfully separate Siamese twins

9. Dr. Norman Borlaug Born in Iowa Grew up on a farm
Worked as an agricultural researcher
“Father of the Green Revolution”
Fought to end starvation & world hunger

10. Dr. Ian Wilmut Born in England in 1945 First cloned adult mammal
Dolly the sheep
Works with stem cells to treat diabetes & Parkinson’s Disease