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PhD

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abbreviation

  1. Also: DPhil.  Doctor of Philosophy

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"My PhD project is looking at the evolutionary relationships of these early crocodiles," explains Ewan.

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"This hydrogen peroxide decomposition has been used to power large-scale rockets," says Erica Hastings, PhD, postdoctoral fellow in biochemistry in the SFESOM.

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He earned a PhD in Western Philosophy from the University of Tehran.

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Researchers led by UVA School of Medicine scientist Jie Sun, PhD, discovered that severe respiratory infections can alter immune cells in the lungs in ways that support tumor growth months or even years later.

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I admire that he got a PhD and became a professor, and now he’s a leading expert on literature from the Midwest.

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