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PhD

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abbreviation

  1. Also: DPhil.  Doctor of Philosophy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"We were not expecting that because these proteins are mainly synthesized in the liver," says Manish Mishra, PhD, a postdoctoral associate in the Dixit lab and a co-first author of the study.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

The event was identified by Adam Garbo, a PhD student in glaciology at uOttawa's Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

"So there was hundreds of trials. We had many, many failures," said Juliana Cumming, a PhD student at the university and co-creator of the "Bioloon", a 100-percent biodegradable balloon.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

Yingzi Cong, PhD, the Stanley Gradowski Professor of Gastroenterology and a professor of Microbiology-Immunology and of Pathology, was senior and co-corresponding author of the study.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

Jake, of course, knew that Dr. Garcia, who had emigrated from Cuba, had received a PhD in Latin American literature with an Afro-Hispanic emphasis.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

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