professor

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Barry Edwards, an associate professor of biochemistry in the School of Medicine, recently designed a very small antibody that seeks out EphA2, a protein frequently present in cancer tumors.

From Science Daily

Now check how much the average professor makes at your alma mater.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Cosmically speaking, this fast radio burst is just in our neighborhood," says Kiyoshi Masui, associate professor of physics and affiliate of MIT's Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, and a U of T alum.

From Science Daily

James J. Kimble, a communication professor and propaganda historian at Seton Hall University, said U.S. presidents have “by and large” struck a respectful tone in wartime, though there are some exceptions.

From Los Angeles Times

For Xi, the goal is a relationship with the U.S. “that’s not unnecessarily conflictual,” said Joseph Torigian, an associate professor at American University in Washington and expert on Xi’s life and leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal