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Karl Gordon Lark

Salt Lake City, Utah

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Karl Gordon Lark1930 ~ 2020Karl Gordon Lark was born on December 13, 1930 in Lafayette, Indiana to Karl and Betty Lark-Horovitz. He died of metastatic prostate cancer on April 10, 2020.From birth Gordon's life was intertwined with science. His father, was a physicist with an interest in biology....

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2008 photo taken by Ben Okun

K. Gordon Lark with Portuguese Water Dog. Photo credit: Sean Graff, seangraff.com

Dr. Lark as a young man.

K. Gordon Lark with wife Anjte Curry

K. Gordon Lark

Gordon Lark was my undergraduate advisor. He took me under his wing when I was a sophomore in college. I had no experience I just knew I wanted to work with plants. His lab was mapping the soybean genome at the time. He had me record various phenotypes of genetically different soybean lines. In the summer we would plant in a research garden that ironically is now the location for the research building I currently work in. He had a great sense of humor and would tell me that I was outstanding...