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Ronald D. Vale, PhD

Ronald D. Vale, PhD

Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Ashburn, Virginia

 

Class of 2025

For essential discoveries involving the mechanics of cellular motor proteins, including the identification of kinesin and its role in cellular processes including cell division and transport, and for unraveling the dynamics of dynein, leading to potential cancer therapies targeting both kinesin and dynein that have resulted in fundamental insights into the mechanisms of cancer metastases.

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