Finn Keyes | Current Affairs Editor Wednesday December 4th saw one of the world’s pre-eminent plant biologists, Dr Elliot Meyerowitz receive the George Dawson award in genetics for his great contribution to our understanding of how plants develop and grow. He was presented with the prize by Mani Ramaswami, Professor of Neurogenetics here in Trinity, who lauded Dr Meyerowitz as being “among the world’s most influential geneticists and plant biologists”. Dr Meyerowitz’s  lab was successful in finding the first ever receptor for a plant hormone.ADVERTISEMENT The Dawson prize is named after the enigmatic Professor George Dawson, who founded the Trinity School of Genetics and was among … Continue reading Dawson Prize in Genetics Awarded to Pioneering Plant Biologist