Edward Novitski (July 24, 1918 – June 29, 2006) was an American geneticist. He won a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1945, and 1974.[1] The Edward Novitski Prize was named for him.[2]

Life

He was born in Wilkes-Barre. He experimented with Drosophila in high school.[3] He graduated from Purdue University, and California Institute of Technology. He did research at the University of Rochester, University of Missouri, and at Caltech. From 1951 to 1956, he taught at the University of Missouri. He led the Drosophila genetics group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. From 1958 to 1983, he taught at the University of Oregon.[4]

Works

  • Sturtevant and Dobzhansky Two Scientists at Odds, 2005
  • Human genetics, 1977
  • The Genetics and biology of Drosophila, 1976

References

  1. ↑ "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Edward Novitski". Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  2. ↑ "Edward Novitski Prize". Genetics Society of America. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  3. ↑ Hargittai, Istvan (2002-03-15). Candid Science Ii: Conversations With Famous Biomedical Scientists. World Scientific. ISBN 978-1-78326-139-0.
  4. ↑ Crow, James F; Lindsley, Dan; Lucchesi, John (2006-10-01). "Edward Novitski: Drosophila Virtuoso". Genetics. 174 (2): 549–553. doi:10.1534/genetics.104.65953. ISSN 1943-2631. PMC 1602066. PMID 17068121.


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