Robert Fraley
Robert Thomas Fraley , called Robb Fraley, (born January 25, 1953 in Danville , Illinois ) is an American microbiologist and molecular biologist who researched transgenic plants at Monsanto and became a manager there.
Fraley, who grew up on a small farm in Illinois, graduated from the University of Illinois with a bachelor's degree in 1974, a master's degree in 1976, and a PhD in microbiology and biochemistry in 1978. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California , San Francisco and from 1981 manager for plant microbiology at Monsanto. From 1985 he headed the Plant Science division at Monsanto, where he became Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
He deals with genetic engineering in plants and has developed methods to monitor the presence and effects of foreign genes in plants and to introduce them into the genome of the plants.
In 2008 he received the NAS Award for the Industrial Application of Science for technologies that made the first transgenic grains possible. In 2009 he received the Biotechnology Heritage Award and in 2013 the World Food Prize . He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science . In 1999 he received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation .
From 1981 he was editor of the Plant Molecular Biology Journal.
Web links
- Monsanto website
- Christian Grefe, should you believe him? Genetic engineering has brought the agricultural group Monsanto into disrepute. Now he is sustainable, Die Zeit, April 5, 2015 (Interview with Fraley)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dates of birth according to American Men and Women of Science , Thomson Gale 2004
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fraley, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fraley, Robert Thomas (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American microbiologist and molecular biologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Danville , Illinois |