Mary Lyon: A Tribute

Mary Lyon passed away on Christmas Day, 2014, at the age of 89. Best known for the X-chromosome-inactivation hypothesis, Mary Lyon was a pioneering geneticist whose findings and syntheses have left a lasting imprint on our understanding of mammalian development and disease (Figure 1). She was the recipient of the 1986 William Allan Award,1 the most prestigious prize given by the American Society of Human Genetics.

Source: The American Journal of Human Genetics - October 1, 2015 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Sundeep Kalantry, Jacob L. Mueller Tags: Obituary Source Type: research