| Wilson Stone | |
| Birth Date: | 1907 |
| Birth Place: | Junction, Texas |
| Death Date: | 1968 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Field: | Genetics |
| Work Institution: | University of Texas |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Hermann Joseph Muller |
Wilson Stuart Stone (October 6, 1907 - February 28, 1968) was an American geneticist and zoologist. Stone received his bachelor, Masters and PhD at the University of Texas and joined the department of zoology in 1932. Stone mentors were J. T. Patterson, H.J. Muller, and Theophilus Painter. Stone's work was primarily in radiation genetics, drosophila speciation, and population genetics. In 1946 along with Wyss and Hass demonstrated the indirect of effects of ultraviolet radiation causing mutations in bacteria.
Wilson S. Stone Memorial Award was created in 1971 to recognize young researchers who have made outstanding contributions to biomedical sciences in the United States and presented at the annual Symposium on Fundamental Cancer Research sponsored by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.[1]
National Academy of Sciences. Biographical memoirs. "Wilson Stuart Stone" by James F. Crow pages in 451-468 Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. https://books.google.com/books?id=h9xnzIV_zQYC
Radiation Research 42(2) 430-432 (1970)