EDR
Edward De Robertis
University of California, USA
Eddy De Robertis trained in embryology with John Gurdon in Cambridge, England and works at UCLA. He has contributed to the realization that antero-posterior and dorso-ventral patterning genes have been conserved throughout animal evolution, founding a new discipline called Evo-Devo. His cloning of the first vertebrate Hox gene in 1984 started a new era in developmental genetics. His work on Chordin provided a paradigm for dorsal-ventral morphogen signaling gradients in animals.