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RTB Atlanta Chapter
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Name: | Dr. Bruce Alberts |
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| Specialty: | Biology | |
| Organization: | National Academy of Sciences | |
| Bias: | Skeptic | |
| Books: | Books by Dr. Bruce Alberts | |
| Online Web Site: | http://www.nationalacademies.org/president/ | |
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| Bruce Alberts is president of the National Academy of Sciences and chair of the National Research Council, which with the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine form the National Academies. A biochemist recognized for his work in biochemistry and molecular biology, Alberts is known for his extensive molecular analyses of the protein complexes that allow chromosomes to be replicated. He joined the faculty of Princeton University in 1966, moving to the medical school of the University of California, San Francisco in 1976. In 1980, he was awarded an American Cancer Society lifetime research professorship. In 1985, he was named chair of UCSF's department of biochemistry and biophysics. He was elected NAS president in 1993. | ||
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