Victor Marc Nigon (born 11 October 1920 in Metz, France, died 5 July 2015) was a biologist who was first to study the nematode worm ''
Caenorhabditis elegans
''Caenorhabditis elegans'' () is a free-living transparent nematode about 1 mm in length that lives in temperate soil environments. It is the type species of its genus. The name is a blend of the Greek ''caeno-'' (recent), ''rhabditis'' (ro ...
'' in the laboratory, with
Ellsworth Dougherty
Ellsworth C. Dougherty (July 21, 1921 – 1965) was a biologist who was first to study the nematode worm '' Caenorhabditis elegans'' in the laboratory, with Victor Nigon
Victor Marc Nigon (born 11 October 1920 in Metz, France, died 5 July 2015) ...
, in the 1940s.
Jean-Louis Brun, a student of Nigon, continued experiments on the 'Bergerac' variety of ''C. elegans''.
The specific epithet given to the nematode species ''
Caenorhabditis nigoni
''Caenorhabditis nigoni'' is a male-female species in the Elegans group of the genus ''Caenorhabditis'', first identified and described as "''Caenorhabditis'' species 9" or "''C''. sp. 9" before being renamed as "''C. nigoni''". The specific epith ...
'' is a tribute to Victor Nigon.
Victor Nigon has filed for some patents to protect their inventions, which have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
See also
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History of research on Caenorhabditis elegans
The nematode worm '' Caenorhabditis elegans'' was first studied in the laboratory by Victor Nigon and Ellsworth Dougherty in the 1940s, but came to prominence after being adopted by Sydney Brenner in 1963 as a model organism for the study of dev ...
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1920 births
2015 deaths
French biologists
Caenorhabditis elegans
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