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Robert Stuart Edgar

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Robert Stuart Edgar (September 15, 1930 – February 1, 2016) was a geneticist.

Upon graduating from McGill University, Edgar pursued graduate study at the University of Rochester.[1] After completing his doctorate, he began teaching at the California Institute of Technology in 1957.[2] Edgar joined the University of California, Santa Cruz faculty in 1970, where he taught for twenty years until retirement in 1990.[2] He received the NAS Award in Molecular Biology in 1965,[1] and was granted membership into the National Academy of Sciences itself in 2007.[3] He was also a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "In Memoriam: Robert S. Edgar (1930-2016)". University of California, Santa Cruz. February 17, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Robert Stuart (Bob) Edgar". Santa Cruz Sentinel. February 14, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  3. ^ "Robert S. Edgar". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
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