Developing the Agrobacterium Ti plasmid as a vector for plant genetic engineering: the 2002 Benjamin Franklin Medal in life sciences presented to Mary-Dell Chilton

The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, awarded the 2002 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Sciences to Mary-Dell Chilton for her key discoveries and wide-ranging contributions in the development of the Agrobacterium tumefaciens Ti plasmid as a major vector system for plant genetic engineering.