Awarded for new methods of gene discovery in trees
The Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2017 of SEK 2 million will be presented by HM the King of Sweden to professor Ronald R. Sederoff at a ceremony in Stockholm Thursday 26 October. Ronald R. Sederoff, North Carolina State University, USA, is awarded the prize for his breakthroughs in developing methods for gene discovery in conifer species and exploiting new breeding technologies.