Neal L. First Explained

Neal L. First
Birth Date:	8 October 1930
Nationality:	American
Field:	Animal genetics
Known For:	Animal genetics
Prizes:	Wolf Prize in Agriculture

Neal Lloyd First (October 8, 1930 – November 20, 2014) was an American biologist.^[1]

Birth and education

Neal L. First was born in 1930.

Awards and honors

Neal L. First received several awards. He received the Animal Science Morrison Award, the Upjohn Research Award, the Society for the Study of Reproduction Research Award, the National Association of Animal Breeders Research Award and the Von Humboldt Award. In 1996/7, he received the Wolf Prize in Agriculture "for his pioneering research in the reproductive biology of livestock".^[2] He was at the faculty of the University of Wisconsin–Madison when he received the prize.

He was also a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Personal life

First died on November 20, 2014, from cancer.^[3]

External links

• Web site: Human Cloning Symposium - Neal First, Ph.D. . The Science and Ethics of Human Cloning . . September 8, 2020.
• R. Michael Roberts and John J. Parrish, "Neal L. First", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences (2016)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Neal L. First. National Academy of Sciences. 12 June 2015.
2. Web site: Neal L. First - Wolf Foundation . . September 8, 2020.
3. Web site: In memoriam: Neal L. First, pioneer in reproductive physiology. University of Wisconsin college of Agriculture and Life Sciences. ecals.cals.wisc.edu. June 12, 2015.