RGCB scientists mourn the passing of Prof James Watson
Trivandrum / November 8, 2025
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 08: The scientific community at Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (BRIC-RGCB) mourned the passing of Professor James Watson, Nobel Prize winner and former president of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), USA.
Dr Watson achieved one of the most significant breakthroughs in science by solving the structure of DNA, which provided the foundation for the Biotechnology revolution of the late 20th century, said Dr T R Santhosh Kumar, Director (Additional Charge), RGCB, in his condolence message.
He also recalled that during the time of Late Prof M R Das, founder director, Dr Watson visited RGCB on 10-11th January 1999, interacted with faculty and students. He also delivered a public lecture on "The implications of classic discovery of the structure of DNA and the importance of biological information transfer starting from the language of DNA."
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