JBS Haldane Lecture

Recognising an individual for outstanding ability to communicate topical subjects in genetics research, widely interpreted, to an interested lay audience, the JBS Haldane Lecture winner will have a flair for conveying the relevance and excitement of recent advances in genetics in an informative and engaging way. The annual open lecture will be delivered on a topic and in a place agreed with the Genetics Society. Nominees need not be members of The Society but should normally be active researchers working in the UK. In addition to delivering the Lecture, the recipient will receive an honorarium of £1000 and a three-year membership of the Society. They will also be invited to write an article for Heredity.

Nominations may be made by any member of The Society and should be accompanied by a letter of recommendation explaining how the candidate meets the criteria above, and a two-page CV. These documents shall be submitted electronically to the Honorary Secretary of The Society before a deadline, usually in the summer.

JBS Haldane Lecturers

2026    Prof Carola Vinuesa
2025    Prof Gregory Radick
2024    Dr Alison Bentley
2023    Dr Adam Rutherford
2022    Professor Mike Fay
2021    Professor Matthew Cobb
2020   Professor Jonathan Pettitt
2019    Professor Giles Yeo
2018    Professor Turi King
2017    Professor Enrico Coen
2016    Professor Aoife McLysaght
2015    Professor Alison Woollard
2014    Professor Armand Leroi
2013    Dr Mark Henderson