Winslow Briggs

Winslow R. Briggs
Born(1928-04-29)April 29, 1928[1]
Saint Paul, Minnesota[1]
DiedFebruary 11, 2019(2019-02-11) (aged 90)[1]
Stanford, California
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard University
Known forPhototropism
SpouseAnn Morrill[2]
AwardsInternational Prize for Biology
Guggenheim fellowship
Scientific career
FieldsPlant biology
InstitutionsStanford University

Winslow Russell Briggs (April 29, 1928 – February 11, 2019) was an American plant biologist who introduced techniques from molecular biology to the field of plant biology.[3][1] Briggs was an international leader in molecular biological research on plant sensing, in particular how plants respond to light for growth and development[4] and the understanding of both red and blue-light photoreceptor systems in plants.[1][5] His work has made substantial contributions to plant science, agriculture and ecology.[1]

Briggs served as President of the American Institute of Biological Sciences in 1981.[1] He was the editor of the Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology (later the Annual Review of Plant Biology) from 1973 to 1993.[6][7][8]

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  5. ^ Briggs, Winslow R.; Huala, Eva (November 1999). "Blue-Light Photoreceptors in Higher Plants". Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology. 15 (1): 33–62. doi:10.1146/annurev.cellbio.15.1.33. PMID 10611956. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  6. ^ Briggs, Winslow R. (1981). "Preface by Winslow R. Briggs". Annual Review of Plant Physiology. 32 (1): annurev.pp.32.101804.100001. doi:10.1146/annurev.pp.32.101804.100001. ISSN 0066-4294.
  7. ^ Machlis, Leonard (1972). "Preface by Leonard Machlis". Annual Review of Plant Physiology. 23 (1): annurev.pp.23.100504.100001. doi:10.1146/annurev.pp.23.100504.100001. ISSN 0066-4294.
  8. ^ Jones, Russell L. (1994). "Preface by the Editor". Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology. 45 (1): annurev.pp.45.101804.100001. doi:10.1146/annurev.pp.45.101804.100001. ISSN 1040-2519.