Life in the RAS Lane: Frank McCormick and the Pursuit of Pancreatic Cancer’s Driver
Frank McCormick, PhD, FAACR, reflected on a career chasing the notorious RAS oncogene that earned him the inaugural Stephenson Global Prize.
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Frank McCormick, PhD, FAACR, reflected on a career chasing the notorious RAS oncogene that earned him the inaugural Stephenson Global Prize.
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