THE 2010 WOLF FOUNDATION PRIZE IN AGRICULTURE

The Prize Committee for Agriculture has unanimously decided that the 2010 Wolf Prize be awarded to:

Sir David Baulcombe
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, Britain

for his pioneering discovery of gene regulation by small inhibitory RNA molecules in plants is of profound importance, not only for agriculture, but also for biology as a whole, including the field of medicine.

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THE 2008 WOLF FOUNDATION PRIZE IN AGRICULTURE

The Prize Committee for Agriculture has unanimously decided that the 2008 Wolf Prize be jointly awarded to

John A. Pickett
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

James H. Tumlinson
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania, USA

W. Joe Lewis
Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture
Tifton, Georgia, USA

for their remarkable discoveries of mechanisms governing plant-insect and plant-plant interactions. Their scientific contributions on chemical ecology have fostered the development of integrated pest management and significantly advanced agricultural sustainability.

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THE 2006/7 WOLF FOUNDATION PRIZE IN AGRICULTURE

The Prize Committee for Agriculture has unanimously decided that the 2006/7 Wolf Prize be jointly awarded to

Ronald L. Phillips
University of Minnesota
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

and

Michel A. J. Georges
University of Liège
Liège, Belgium

for groundbreaking discoveries in genetics and genomics, laying the foundations for improvements in crop and livestock breeding, and sparking important advances in plant and animal sciences.

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THE 2004 WOLF FOUNDATION PRIZE IN AGRICULTURE

Yuan Longping
China National Hybrid Rice Research and Development Center Mapoling
Hunan Province, China

Steven D. Tanksley
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York, USA

for innovative development of hybrid rice and discovery of the genetic basis of heterosis in this important food staple.

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THE 2002/3 WOLF FOUNDATION PRIZE IN AGRICULTURE

R. Michael Roberts
Department of Animal Sciences
University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri, USA

Fuller W. Bazer
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas, USA

for discoveries of Interferon-t and other pregnancy-associated proteins, which clarified the biological mystery of signaling between embryo and mother to maintain pregnancy, with profound effects on the efficiency of animal production systems, as well as human health and well-being.

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THE 2001 WOLF FOUNDATION PRIZE IN AGRICULTURE

Roger N. Beachy
Danforth Plant Science Center
St. Louis, Missouri, USA

James E. Womack
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas, USA

for the use of recombinant DNA technology, to revolutionize plant and animal sciences, paving the way for applications to neighboring fields.

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THE 2000 WOLF FOUNDATION PRIZE IN AGRICULTURE

Gurdev S. Khush
International Rice Research Institute
Makati City, Philippines

for his extraordinary contribution to theoretical research in plant genetics, evolution and breeding especially of rice, with regard to food production and alleviation of hunger.

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THE 1998 WOLF FOUNDATION PRIZE IN AGRICULTURE

Ilan Chet
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Faculty of Agriculture
Rehovot, Israel

Baldur R. Stefansson
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

for their contributions to the environmentally safe development of world agriculture through innovative approaches in plant breeding and bio-control.

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THE 1996/7 WOLF FOUNDATION PRIZE IN AGRICULTURE

Neal L. First
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, USA

for his pioneering research in the reproductive biology of livestock.

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THE 1995/6 WOLF FOUNDATION PRIZE IN AGRICULTURE

Morris Schnitzer
Centre for Land and Biological Resources Research
Agriculture Canada
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Frank J. Stevenson
University of Illinois
Urbana, Illinois, USA

for their pioneering contributions to our understanding of the chemistry of soil organic matter and its application to agriculture.

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THE 1994/5 WOLF FOUNDATION PRIZE IN AGRICULTURE

Carl B. Huffaker
University of California
Berkeley, California, USA

Perry L. Adkisson
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas, USA

for their contributions to the development and implementation of environmentally beneficial integrated pest management systems for the protection of agricultural crops.

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THE 1993 WOLF FOUNDATION PRIZE IN AGRICULTURE

John E. Casida
University of California
Berkeley, California, USA

for his pioneering studies on the mode of action of insecticides, design of safer pesticides and contributions to the understanding of nerve and muscle function in insects.

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THE 1991 WOLF FOUNDATION PRIZE IN AGRICULTURE

Shang-Fa Yang
University of California
Davis, California, USA

for his remarkable contributions to the understanding of the mechanism of biosynthesis, mode of action and applications of the plant hormone, Ethylene.

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THE 1990 WOLF FOUNDATION PRIZE IN AGRICULTURE

Jozef Stefaan Schell
Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding
Cologne, Germany

for his pioneering work in genetic transformation of plants, thereby opening up new horizons in basic plant science and breeding.

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THE 1989 WOLF FOUNDATION PRIZE IN AGRICULTURE

Peter M. Biggs
AFRC Institute for Animal Health
Huntingdon, United Kingdom

Michael Elliott
AFRC Institute of Arable Crops Research
Rothamsted, United Kingdom

for distinguished contributions to basic science and its successful translation into practice in the fields of animal health and crop protection.

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THE 1988 WOLF FOUNDATION PRIZE IN AGRICULTURE

Charles Thibault
Universite de Paris VI
Paris, France

Ernest John Christopher Polge
Biotechnology Cambridge Ltd.
Cambridge, United Kingdom

for pioneering work in reproductive physiology including cell preservation, fertilization processes, egg biology and embryo manipulations for domestic animal improvement.

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THE 1987 WOLF FOUNDATION PRIZE IN AGRICULTURE

Theodor O. Diener
Plant Protection Institute, USDA
Beltsville, Maryland, USA
for his discovery and pioneering fundamental research on viroids and his applied work on viroid detection in crops.

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THE 1986 WOLF FOUNDATION PRIZE IN AGRICULTURE

Sir Ralph Riley
Agricultural and Food Research Council
London, United Kingdom

Ernest R. Sears
University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri, USA

for their fundamental research in cytogenetics of wheat, providing the basis for genetic improvement of cereal grains.

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THE 1984/5 WOLF FOUNDATION PRIZE IN AGRICULTURE

Robert H. Burris
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, USA

for his pioneering fundamental research on the mechanisms of biological nitrogen fixation and its application in crop production.

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THE 1983/4 WOLF FOUNDATION PRIZE IN AGRICULTURE

Don Kirkham
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa, USA

Cornelis T. De Wit
Agricultural University
Wageningen, Netherlands

for their innovative contributions to the quantitative understanding of soil-water and other environmental interactions influencing crop growth and yield.

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THE 1982 WOLF FOUNDATION PRIZE IN AGRICULTURE

Wendell L. Roelofs
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station
Cornell University
Geneva, N.Y., USA

for his fundamental chemical and biological research on pheromones and their practical use in insect control.

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THE 1981 WOLF FOUNDATION PRIZE IN AGRICULTURE

John O. Almquist
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania, USA

for his significant contributions to the application of artificial insemination to livestock improvement.

Henry A. Lardy
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, USA

for his pioneering research on storage and preservation of spermatozoa thus enabling artificial insemination to become a universal practice.

Glenn W. Salisbury
University of Illinois,
Urbana, Illinois, USA

for his outstanding achievements in basic and applied research on artificial insemination.

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THE 1980 WOLF FOUNDATION PRIZE IN AGRICULTURE

Karl Maramorosch
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, N.J., USA

for his pioneering and wide-ranging studies on interactions between insects and disease agents in plants.

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THE 1979 WOLF FOUNDATION PRIZE IN AGRICULTURE

Jay L. Lush
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa, USA

for his outstanding and pioneering contributions to the application of genetics to livestock improvement.

Sir Kenneth Blaxter
Rowett Research Institute
Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

for his fundamental contributions to the science and practice of ruminant nutrition and livestock production.

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THE 1978 WOLF FOUNDATION PRIZE IN AGRICULTURE

George F. Sprague
University of Illinois
Urbana, Illinois, USA

for his outstanding research on the genetic amelioration of maize for human welfare.

John C. Walker
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, USA

for his research in plant pathology, developing of disease-resistant varieties of major food plants.

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