LMB 1993-1996, Postdoctoral Scientist, Structural Studies
LMB alumnus Bill Scott died on 8th October 2025, aged 62. Bill was a postdoc in the LMB’s Structural Studies Division from 1993 to 1996, working with Aaron Klug. During this time, he was awarded the LMB’s postdoctoral prize for outstanding research. Since 1998, he has led a research group at University of California, Santa Cruz in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Center for Molecular Biology of RNA. His research was dedicated to understanding the role of RNA in the origin of life. More…