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investigator
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of
his
research.
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Markey Scholar
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Clinic
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a postdocboral
t.he Research Institute
chosen from
members at
instiLutions
of
Scripps
125 candidates
academic medical
throughout
fellow
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was one of
nominated by senior
centers
the United
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in molecular
and biomedj.cal
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process.
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for
two years;
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from the
Award, he has a fellowship
He received
degree in
School of Medicine
Chicago.
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Scotland,
research
Hoekstra
f rom t.he InternaLional
fellowships
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meiosis,
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award will
conferences
Microbiology,
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honors
the GeneLics Societ.y of
France,
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a member of
the Genetics
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and Edinburgh,
two graduate
student.
the American Soceity
of America,
Canada, and the author
and abstracts.
two travel
Yeast Committee to attend
in Montpellier,
and earned first-p1ace
competitions.
received
of
Sigma Xi
and
numerous papers