Just, Ernest Everett
1883-1941 · Contribution: 1910s-1939
Biologist
Pioneering research on fertilization and cell surface biology in marine invertebrates; served as faculty advisor co-founding Omega Psi Phi Fraternity in 1911
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- Born
- 1883, Charleston, South Carolina
- Active since
- 1909
- Category
- Science & Medicine
- Best known for
- Pioneering research on fertilization and cell-surface biology
Impact on the world
Just's meticulous work established foundational principles of fertilization and emphasized the importance of the cell surface, decades before its significance was widely appreciated.
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