Eighty years in the making

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Oliver Smithies, the Professor of Pathology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a genetics pioneer, who invented starch-gel electrophoresis, enabling easy protein separation and completely changed the way that genetics is done. Smithies has started focusing on many subtle individual variations, those responsible for common diseases like atherosclerosis and hence have contributed majorly to the development of genetics in the state.

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Juan Rivera

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Juan Rivera, head of the Molecular Inflammation Section of the National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, and Skin Disease, NIH, credits his parents and chemistry teacher with putting him on a path that led to his tenured position at NIH. Rivera believes that one on his main duties at the NIH is as a mentor, particularly in helping minority scientists forge their careers.

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To build a killing machine

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The oncolytic viruses that are under various stages of clinical trials are presented. David Kirn is working on finding the vaccines for killer viruses.

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