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Also Known As Shirley Marie Tilghman • Shirley Marie Caldwell
Born September 17, 1946 (age 78) • Toronto • Canada
Awards And Honors Officer of the Order of Canada (2015)
Subjects Of Study gene regulation • genomic imprinting

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