William Martin Gelbart

William Martin Gelbart
BornSeptember 11, 1945
DiedAugust 11, 2015(2015-08-11) (aged 69)
EducationBrooklyn College
University of Wisconsin–Madison
AwardsGeorge W. Beadle Award (2010)
Scientific career
FieldsGenetics
InstitutionsHarvard University
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William Martin Gelbart (September 11, 1945 – August 11, 2015) was an American geneticist and a professor of molecular and cellular biology at Harvard University. He was best known for his work with fly genetics, the discovery of decapentaplegic (dpp), and the formation of FlyBase. He was a member of the National Advisory Council for the Human Genome Project.