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Appointment of Director, Center for Molecular Genetics

I am pleased to announce that Professor Richard Firtel has been
appointed Director of the Center for Molecular Genetics effective June
21, 1995. Professor Firtel has been a member of the faculty of the
Department of Biology since 1973 and has received numerous awards and
honors for his research, one of the most recent being a
Guggenheim Fellowship. Please join me in welcoming Professor Firtel
as Director of the Center for Molecular Genetics.

Richard Attiyeh Vice Chancellor for Research