Victor Velculescu
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Victor E. Velculescu is a Romanian doctor and scientist. He is Associate Professor of Oncology at The Johns Hopkins University.
After graduating from Stanford University with a B.S. in Biological Sciences, he enrolled in the M.D./Ph.D program at The Johns Hopkins University. Velculescu and his team gained international recognition after identifying the genes that cause breast cancer and spine cancer.[1] His objective was to reveal the genes that cause cancer and find out when they become active.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Un Medic Român are Şanse să Câştige Premiul Nobel" (Romanian)
- ^ "PopSci's 2nd Annual Brilliant 10: Victor Velculescu", J.R. Minkel, Popular Science, August 2003]
