John Sulston (1942–2018): a personal perspective

Abstract

John Sulston changed the way we do science, not once, but three times–initially with the complete cell lineage of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, next with completion of the genome sequences of the worm and human genomes and finally with his strong and active advocacy for open data sharing. His contributions were widely recognized and in 2002 he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine.