Derek Lowe, an Arkansan by birth, got his BA from Hendrix College and his PhD in organic chemistry from Duke before spending time in Germany on a Humboldt Fellowship on his post-doc. He's worked for several major pharmaceutical companies since 1989 on drug discovery projects against schizophrenia, Alzheimer's, diabetes, osteoporosis and other diseases.
To contact Derek email him directly: derekb.lowe@gmail.com
Twitter: Dereklowe
After mentioning Jonas Salk, I should also note the recent death of a vaccine wizard, Maurice Hilleman. This Slate article is a good introduction to the man.
1. Linkmeister on April 14, 2005 4:00 PM writes...
Here's another, reprinted from a Philadelphia Inquirer profile in 1999.
Permalink to Comment2. Daniel Newby on April 14, 2005 6:48 PM writes...
The Slate link seems broken. Here is a fixed one.
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