Research on Understanding DNA Transfer Earns Top Award for Young Life Scientists

For his research of DNA segregation, assembly and regulation of bacterial actin-like proteins, and cytoskeleton, Ethan Clark Garner, a regional winner from North America, has been named the Grand Prize winner for the GE & Science Prize for Young Life Scientists.

The competition, which includes a grand-prize award of $25,000, is supported by GE Healthcare and the journal Science.

Garner will receive the award for his research in the field of molecular biology at a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden, on Thursday 11 December. He received the grand prize for his essay, "Understanding a Minimal DNA Segregating Machine—Reconstitution and Kinetic Dissection of a Plasmid Spindle," which is being published in the 5 December issue of Science.

To see the full list of winners and to learn more about the GE & Science Prize for Young Life Scientists, read the full story.