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JOINS RESEARCHINSTITUTE OF SCRIPPS CLINIC
LA JOLLA, CALIF. Feb. 11, L99L -internationally-recognized
Department
Clinic,
of Cell
Ca1if.
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expertise
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Kent
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on
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research
of
chemist,
the Research Institute
proteins,
of
best
of
structure
within
new proteins
constructing
protein
Biology
La Jolla,
The
the
protein
Stephen B.H. Kent,
led
to
by
total
the
replication
the
chemical
first
of
crystar
AIDS virus.
at
scripps
mass
crinic,
spectrometry
arong
techniques
with
to
chemistry.
Prior
associate
to
joining
dean of
the
scripps
clinic,
Graduate
School
Bond university,
Queensland,
Research
(AIDS Drug Development)
Program
Austraria,
University.
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Kent
of
was a professor
Science
and
and Technology,
and director
at Burroughs
of
the
Joint
Wellcome-Bond
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DR. KENT
From 1983 to
Division
l-989, he was a senior
of Biology,
california
rnstitute
Calif.,
where he was responsible
aspects
of
lymphokines,
was at
the
Rockeferler
laboratory
of
as a research
Kent
R.B.
received
the University
his
in chemistry
in New Zealand
bachelor
research
New york
as assistant
doctorate
and received
notable
Prior
from
in organic
Berke1ey.
of science
prior
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the
pasadena,
in molecular
L974-gL
in
Kent
in
the
Chernistry),
professor.
chemistry
in
1975 from
He was born in New Zealand
and masters
of science
to corning to the United
L970.
in
to that,
(1984 Nobel Laureate
then
of California,
associate
of Technology,
B and AIDS.
university,
Merrifield
his
for
hepatitis
associate,
research
degrees
States
in