Rais

American

[res, res] / rɛs, rɛs /

noun

Gilles de. Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.

Rais British

/ res /

noun

Gilles de (ʒil də). 1404–40, French nobleman who fought with Joan of Arc: marshal of France (1429–40). He was executed for the torture and murder of more than 140 children

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“With respiratory infections circulating in our community this time of year, it is more important than ever for people to get a flu vaccine, as well as an updated COVID-19 vaccine and the RSV vaccine if you are eligible,” Dr. Rais Vohra, Fresno County’s interim health officer, said in a statement.

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“God gave us a desire for durian,” said Hishamuddin Rais, a Malaysian film director and political activist.

From New York Times

The Johns Hopkins University has filed patent applications related to technologies described in the paper on which Slusher, Powell, Leone, Rais and Alt are listed as inventors.

From Science Daily

Slusher, Powell and Rais are also co-founders of and consultants for Dracen Pharmaceuticals.

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Slusher and Rais are co-inventors on Johns Hopkins University patents covering novel glutamine antagonist prodrugs and their utility.

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