Pamela Ronald
Pamela Ronald · Science & Medicine
Plant geneticist of disease- and flood-resistant rice; Wolf Prize in Agriculture (2022)
1961, California, USA
United States (Davis, California)
Pamela Ronald is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Plant geneticist of disease- and flood-resistant rice; Wolf Prize in Agriculture (2022)
Ronald is a plant geneticist at UC Davis whose father, Robert Ronald (born Robert Rosenthal), was a Jewish refugee whose family escaped Nazi Berlin — giving her paternal Jewish ancestry. She isolated the rice gene Xa21, which confers resistance to bacterial disease, and helped characterize Sub1A, which lets rice survive prolonged flooding, advances that protect the food supply for millions of farmers. She received the Wolf Prize in Agriculture in 2022.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Wolf Prize (Agriculture)
Plant geneticist of disease- and flood-resistant rice; Wolf Prize in Agriculture (2022)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Wolf Prize (Agriculture)
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