
EMBO Member
Walter J. Gehring
DeceasedEMBO 1975 | Secretary General 96–01
1939 – 2014
Analysis of homeotic genes, Discovery of the homeobox, Determination of the 3D structure of the Antennapedia homeodomain by NMR spectroscopy, Visualization of single Hox protein molecules, Development of enhancer trapping, Discovery of the universal master control gene for eye development (PAX6), Eye evolution, Origin of vision.