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Dr. van Pel used the genetics of baker's yeast to identify new protein targets for cancer drugs. He used this knowledge to identify chemicals that could selectively kill human tumor cells, which may lead to the development of new drugs to treat a wide variety of cancers.

A randomly-selected Doctoral citation each day: today from the Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PhD) - graduated in 2012

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