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Also Known As Susan McKenzie • Susan Lee Lindquist
Born June 5, 1949 • Chicago • Illinois
Died October 27, 2016 (aged 67) • Cambridge • Massachusetts
Awards And Honors National Medal of Science (2009)
Subjects Of Study RNA splicing • eukaryote • gene regulation • heat-shock protein • prion • protein • yeast
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