Mendel Medal
The Mendel Medal is named after Gregor Mendel (1822-84), famous for his experiments on heredity in peas and founder of genetics as a scientific discipline. The Mendel Medal is awarded by the President of the Genetics Society, usually twice within the President’s term of office, to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to research in any field of genetics.
Previous winners
2023 Professor Dame Caroline Dean
2022 Professor Azim Surani and Professor Davor Solter
2021 Professor Dame Linda Partridge, FRS
2019 Professor William G Hill, FRS
2018 Professor Mary Claire King
2017 Professor Sir David C Baulcombe, FRS
2015 Professor John Doebley
2013 Professor Stanislas Leibler
2012 Professor Eric Lander
2010 Professor Susan Lindquist
2009 Professor Wen-Hsiung Li
2008 Professor M Meselson
2007 Professor H Robert Horvitz
2006 Professor Sir DJ Weatherall, FRS
2004 Professor Chris Somerville
2003 Dr Mary F Lyon, FRS
2002 Professor LL Cavalli-Sforza, FRS
2001 Professor LH Hartwell
2000 Dr JD Watson, FRS
1999 Professor E Wieschaus
1998 Professor Sir DA Hopwood, FRS
1998 Professor C Weissman, FRS
1997 Dr Elliott Meyerowitz
1994 Professor S Benzer, FRS
1992 Professor C Nüsslein-Volhard, FRS
1991 Dr I Herskowitz
1989 Professor P Slonimski
1987 Professor Sir AJ Jeffreys, FRS
1985 Professor J Maynard Smith, FRS
1984 Professor A Robertson, FRS
1981 Sir WF Bodmer, FRS
1979 Professor G Pontecorvo, FRS
1977 Professor C Auerbach, FRS
1974 Professor D Lewis, FRS
1972 Professor CD Darlington, FRS
1970 Dr S Brenner, FRS
1968 Professor M Delbrück
1966 Professor FHC Crick, FRS
1965 Professor W Hayes, FRS
1962 Professor F Jacob, FRS
1960 Professor CH Waddington, FRS
1958 Professor GW Beadle