John T. Lis holds the position of the Professor of Molecular Biology & Genetics at the Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, named after which American scientist and cytogeneticist who was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, and received her PhD in botany from Cornell University in 1927?
John T. Lis John T. Lis (born in Willimantic, Connecticut) is the Barbara McClintock Professor of Molecular Biology & Genetics at the Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Dr. Lis was a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2000 for his research on protein templating in the propagation of gene activity.
Nell I. Mondy Nell I. Mondy (October 27, 1921 – August 25, 2005) was an American biochemist known for her expertise regarding the potato. She received her first degree at Ouachita Baptist University and her MA at the University of Texas at Austin. She ended up in Cornell University where she earned a PhD in 1953 and served as faculty for over fifty years. She received the first Elizabeth Fleming Stier Award. In 1999 she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. Nell I. Mondy also published an autobiography in 2001 called, “You Never Fail Until You Stop Trying: The Story of a Pioneer Women Chemist.” This book focused on Dr. Mondy’s challenge in being a woman in science and improving worldwide food and nutrition, specifically in third world countries. Mondy’s early research focused on Vitamin B6 Group, Vitamin B12, choline oxidation, and iron availability in human nutrition. Later, her work focused on the potato; she received an award from NATO for this work.