Jellyfish Earn SoCal Biophysicist "Genius Grant"
John Dabri looks to jellyfish for answers on the human heart. He has been named a 2010 MacArthur Fellow.
The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
John Dabiri
What do a sculptor, a sign language linguist, a fiction writer and a marine biologist have in common?
They are four of the 23 different professions of the 2010 class of Fellows selected by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Among the new Fellows, John Dabri, a biophysicist from the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, whose research of the movements of jellyfish and other marine life can be used to help understand the human heart and even help the design of wind power generators, according to the MacArthur Foundation.
This year’s 23 winners join the more than 800 Fellows who were chosen for their "creativity, originality, and potential to make important contributions in the future."
The award, unofficially known as a "genius grant," comes with $500,000 over five years for each winner to use freely to further his or her endeavors.
