James E. Womack (March 30, 1941–August 13, 2023 [1]) was an American biologist and a professor at Texas A&M University.
After completing his PhD, he became an assistant professor of Biology at Abilene Christian University.
This work fueled a new thrust in cattle genomics and comparative gene mapping.
He has taken special interest in assisting the careers of young scientists, particularly those in developing countries.
In 2001, he was awarded the Wolf Prize in Agriculture along with Roger N. Beachy of the Danforth Plant Science Center "for the use of recombinant DNA technology, to revolutionize plant and animal sciences, paving the way for applications to neighboring fields".