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Person Card — Michael J. Rust, Ph.D.

2014

University of Chicago

Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology; Physics

Systems Biology

Person Card — Deborah J. Lenschow, M.D., Ph.D.

2008

Washington University

Internal Medicine, Pathology & Immunology, Molecular Microbiology

Immunology, virology

Person Card — Daria Esterhazy, Ph.D.

2020

University of Chicago

Pathology

Immunology

Person Card — Eric G. Pamer, M.D.

1994

University of Chicago

Medicine and Microbiology

Immunology

Person Card — Lee A. Niswander, Ph.D.

1995

University of Colorado Boulder

Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology

Developmental Biology

Person Card — Lester F. Lau, Ph.D.

1988

University of Illinois at Chicago

Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics

Molecular Biology; Cell Biology

Person Card — Edwin L. Ferguson, Ph.D.

1993

University of Chicago

Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology

Genetics

Person Card — Enfu Hui, Ph.D.

2018

University of California, San Diego

Cell and Developmental Biology

Immunology

Person Card — Charles M. Rubin, M.D.

1988

University of Chicago

Department of Pediatrics

Genetics

Aaron P. Esser-Kahn, Ph.D.

University of Chicago

The Institute for Molecular Engineering

Chemical biology