Zachary Lippman

Zachary B. Lippman (born 1978) is an American plant biologist and the Jacob Goldfield Professor of Genetics at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Lippman has used gene editing technology to investigate the control of fruit production in various crops.

Early life and education Lippman worked on a farm in Milford, Connecticut growing up where he grew giant pumpkins.

Awards Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator (2018) MacArthur Fellowship, commonly referred to as a "Genius grant" (2019). National Academy of Sciences, Prize in Food and Agricultural Sciences (2020). Elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in 2021.