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Select Nobel Laureates:
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Dr. Alan MacDiarmid
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NOBEL PRIZE, Chemistry, 2000. Dr. Alan MacDiarmid, co-discoverer
of the field of conducting polymers, more commonly
known as "synthetic metals," was the chemist
responsible in 1977 for the chemical and electrochemical
doping of polyacetylene, (CH)x, the "prototype"
conducting polymer, and the "rediscovery"
of polyaniline, now the foremost industrial conducting
polymer. Dr. MacDiarmid is currently at the University of Texas, Dallas.
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Dr. Robert Curl, Jr.
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NOBEL PRIZE, Chemistry, 1996. Dr. Curl co-discovered C60, widely
known as the Buckminsterfullerine, or Buckyball.
Dr. Robert F. Curl is the Kenneth S. Pitzer-Schlumberger
Professor of Natural Sciences and Professor of Chemistry
at Rice University. Dr. Curl, who received his bachelor's
degree in chemistry from Rice in 1954, has taught
at the university for 45 years.
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Dr. Michael S. Brown
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NOBEL PRIZE, Medicine or Physiology, 1985. Dr. Brown
co-discovered the low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor,
which controls the level of cholesterol in blood and that
mutations lead to premature heart attacks in many
people. That work laid the theoretical groundwork for
the development of a class of drugs called statins that
block cholesterol synthesis, increase LDL receptors,
lower blood cholesterol and prevent heart attacks.
Dr. Brown is currently at the University of Texas S.W. Medical School
in Dallas.
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Dr. Alfred G. Gilman
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NOBEL PRIZE, Medicine or Physiology, 1994. Dr. Alfred
G. Gilman, M.D., Ph.D., co-discovery of G-proteins and
their role of signal transduction in cells, described as
''biological traffic lights." Lying inside the cell, they can
respond to signals from outside the cell -- light, smell,
neurotransmitters and hormones -- causing cancer and
cholera. Dean, Medical School; Prof. and Chairman,
University of Texas S.W. Medical Center, Dallas; Member,
National Academy of Sciences.
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Dr. Russell A. Hulse
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NOBEL PRIZE, Physics, 1993. Dr. Russell A. Hulse,
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, co-discovery of new pulsar with an
equally heavy companion. This astronomical system deviates greatly from
Newton's theory while Einstein's general theory of relativity passed. Now
modeling transport of electrons in plasma by pellet injection. Exploring
"sciences of complexity," using computer modeling. University of Texas,
Dallas, Visiting Professor of Physics, Science and Mathematics Education.
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Dr. Ferid Murad
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NOBEL PRIZE, Physiology or Medicine, 1998. Dr. Ferid Murad,
Co-discoveries of nitric oxide as signaling molecule in cardiovascular
system. Gas produced in one cell penetrates through membranes and regulates
the function of another cell, an entirely new principle for signaling in
biological systems. There had been no evidence that endogenous factors such
as hormones might also act through NO. MD, pharmacologist, University of
Texas Medical School, Houston.
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The Nobel Laureates Legends Reception, dedicated
to the memory of the late Jack Kilby (Nobel
Prize, Physics, 2000), creator of the Microchip
and the Printed Circuit Board while at Texas
Instruments, and the late Richard Smalley (Nobel
Prize, Chemistry, 1996), Nanotech pioneer and discoverer of "buckyballs." |
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The Nobel Laureates Legends Reception is a business casual
but by invitation-only affair that kicked off nanoTX '06
the evening of September 26, 2006 at 6pm.
Invitees enjoyed cocktails in the elegant lobby
of the Dallas Convention Center Theater to view
and hear selected Nobel laureates as they gather
in an intimate setting, exchanging opinions and
engaging ideas.
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