- Gregor Mendel- founder of the modern science of genetics.
- James Watson- best known as one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA in 1953
- Francis Crick- most noted for being a co-discoverer of the structure of the DNA molecule in 1953
- Rosalind Franklin- made contributions to the understanding of the molecular structures of DNA, RNA, viruses, coal, and graphite.
- Alfred Hershey & Martha Chase-discovery that DNA, and not protein, was the genetic material in bacteriophage, a discovery based on evidence from the legendary "blender experiment
- Thomas Hunt Morgan-won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1933 for discoveries elucidating the role that the chromosome plays in heredity.
- Create a slideshow that shows their picture, their name, a picture of what they discovered, and dates of their discovery. (use captions on your images)