Obaid Siddiqi and Seymour Benzer in Pasadena

Obaid Siddiqi (left) and Seymour Benzer in the early 1970s. The external collaborations of many faculty members were critical in identity-building for the molecular biology unit. During Siddiqi’s sabbatical at Caltech, Siddiqi developed neurobiology experiments with Benzer and, upon his return to TIFR, made a firm shift to the new field.