List of genetic engineers

This is a list of famous genetic engineers. For more information, see genetic engineering.

• Paul Berg created the first recombinant DNA molecules
• Herbert Boyer created the first genetically modified organism and co-founded the first biotechnical company specialising in genetic engineering Genentech
• Stanley Norman Cohen created the first genetically modified organism
• Rudolf Jaenisch created the first transgenic mouse
• Robert A. Swanson co-founded the first biotechnical company specialising in genetic engineering Genentech
• Craig Venter leader of the group that made the first synthetic genome (Mycoplasma laboratorium)