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Get the most interesting and important stories from the 51精品视频.Dietrich Stephan was named Life Sciences Pennsylvania's Thought Leader of the Year
Dietrich Stephan has been named 鈥檚 2017听Thought Leader of the Year.
The award honors an individual 鈥渨ho has a clearly articulated and enacted vision for advancing the scientific and business prowess of Pennsylvania; has harnessed diverse resources to implement that vision; has advanced Pennsylvania as a hub of the life sciences听and has established broad, diverse support for his/her efforts to improve the lives of patients.鈥
Stephan, a renowned human geneticist and entrepreneur, is a professor of human genetics at 51精品视频 Public Health and chief executive officer of . The LifeX initiative aims to translate life sciences discovery and invention to the marketplace, focusing initially on fighting cancer, Alzheimer's, multidrug-resistant bacterial infections, obesity and diabetes, and rare genetic diseases.
The award will be presented March 14 at the statewide life sciences trade organization鈥檚 annual dinner in Philadelphia.
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