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Diter von Wettstein, Professor of Genetics and Master of Translating Science into Applications

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The present and subsequent chapters in this volume are dedicated to the life and research of Professor Diter von Wettstein who contributed immensely to the development of science and education. His contributions spanned various fields of science such as genetics, physiology, ultrastructural analysis, molecular biology, genomics, and biotechnology including genome editing. He performed and promoted pioneering research in the fields of epigenetics, directed evolution of enzymes, synthetic biology (promoter and gene optimizations), and genomics (genome sequencing of baker’s yeast). Glimpses of his time at the Carlsberg Laboratory and Washington State University, with examples from the research performed at these institutions, are included in this chapter. His life is an inspiration to the next generation of biologists. Despite difficult situations, his persistent efforts and keen desire to learn enabled him to overcome obstacles. He always tried to attain the best, excelling in translating fundamental knowledge into applications.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Penny von Wettstein-Knowles for her support, corrections, and providing pictures used in necrology and the financial support from the State of South Carolina grant S009, the Life Sciences Discovery Fund Grant 3143956-01, and the Clemson Faculty Succeeds Grant 1502211.

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  1. Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, School of Health Research, Clemson University Pee Dee Research and Education Centre, Florence, SC, USA

    Sachin Rustgi

  2. Carlsberg Research Laboratory, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Birgitte Skadhauge

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    Sachin Rustgi

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Rustgi, S., Skadhauge, B. (2020). Diter von Wettstein, Professor of Genetics and Master of Translating Science into Applications. In: Rustgi, S., Luo, H. (eds) Biolistic DNA Delivery in Plants. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2124. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0356-7_1

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