List of genetic engineers

This is a list of notable genetic engineers. For more information, see genetic engineering.

• Paul Berg - created the first recombinant DNA molecules
• Herbert Boyer - created the first genetically modified organism; co-founded the first biotechnical company specialising in genetic engineering, Genentech
• Stanley Norman Cohen - created the first genetically modified organism
• Rudolf Jaenisch - created the first transgenic mouse
• Robert A. Swanson - co-founded the first biotechnical company specialising in genetic engineering, Genentech
• Craig Venter - led the group that made the first synthetic genome (Mycoplasma laboratorium)
• Hou Yunde