The Genetics Institute Impact: Some Great Memories and Photos

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The Genetics Institute Impact — Co-founder Mark Ptashne recalled how GI in the beginning didn’t have a business plan, but was good at finding a lot of smart young people who shared a passion for science.
photo by Keith Spiro

Author: Luke Timmerman

Luke is an award-winning journalist specializing in life sciences. He has served as national biotechnology editor for Xconomy and national biotechnology reporter for Bloomberg News. Luke got started covering life sciences at The Seattle Times, where he was the lead reporter on an investigation of doctors who leaked confidential information about clinical trials to investors. The story won the Scripps Howard National Journalism Award and several other national prizes. Luke holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and during the 2005-2006 academic year, he was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT.