Vogelstein

American  

noun

1. Bert 1949–, American cancer researcher.

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Vogelstein Scientific  

/ vō′gəl-stēn′ /

1. American medical researcher who led the team that identified the specific mutations responsible for cancer of the colon, a discovery that greatly advanced the understanding of the genetic basis of cancer.

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Vogelstein

“I don’t know Sid well, but I think he’s a genius,” said Bert Vogelstein, a pioneer in oncology research who was the first to show the molecular basis of a human cancer.

From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2022

Rachel Vogelstein and Alexandra Bro: Other nations have been putting women in charge.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 16, 2020

But he’s hardly the first to give voice to that outlook: Wired’s Fred Vogelstein recalls that Zuckerberg and company used to conclude their Friday all-hands meetings by shouting the word “domination.”

From Slate ● Apr. 2, 2018

Soon after, a study with Bert Vogelstein at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, showed that TCF-4 also helps initiate human colon cancer.

From Science Magazine ● Aug. 23, 2017

What could be this strange infatuation of the hardheaded Morrison, this avowedly simple magic of the grossly cunning Vogelstein?

From The Collectors by Mather, Frank Jewett