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Long Island Biologist Named MacArthur 'Genius' Long Island Biologist Named MacArthur 'Genius'
Long Island Biologist Named MacArthur 'Genius' A Long Island plant biologist is a MacArthur "genius." Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator Zachary Lippman, 41, was named Wednesday, Sept. 25 one of 26 MacArthur Fellowship, often called "genius grant" recipients. Click here for the fellows list.  The fellowship provides exceptional individuals in a variety of fields with backing for their intellectual and professional pursuits. Lippman’s research focuses on the genes that determine when, where, and how many flowers are produced on a plant. Employing a combination of genetic, genom…