Brenner, South Tyrol Brenner, South Tyrol Brenner (; ; Ladin: "Prëner") is a "comune" in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about north of Bolzano. Brenner lies about north of the city of Bolzano. The municipality is named after the Brenner Pass, whose summit marks the border between Italy and Austria. Brenner borders the following municipalities: Pfitsch (Italy), Ratschings (Italy), Sterzing (Italy), Gries am Brenner (Austria), Gschnitz (Austria), Neustift im Stubaital (Austria) and Obernberg am Brenner (Austria). The municipality of Brenner contains the "frazioni" (parishes) of Brennerbad (Terme di Brennero), Gossensaß (Colle Isarco), Pflersch (Fleres) and Pontigl (Ponticolo). "Gossensaß" () is the main
Sydney Brenner Sydney Brenner Sydney Brenner (born 13 January 1927) is a South African biologist and a 2002 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate, shared with Bob Horvitz and John Sulston. Brenner made significant contributions to work on the genetic code, and other areas of molecular biology while working in the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England. He established the roundworm "Caenorhabditis elegans" as a model organism for the investigation of developmental biology, and founded the Molecular Sciences Institute in Berkeley, California, U.S.. Brenner was born in the town of Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa. His parents,