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Erkki Ruoslahti, MD, PhD

Erkki Ruoslahti, MD, PhD

Sanford Burnham Prebys
La Jolla, California

Class of 2023

Scientific Area of Expertise: Cancer Biology, Extracellular Matrix and Cell Adhesion, Vascular Biology 

For paramount discoveries involving the mechanisms of cellular adhesion; for the co-discovery of fibronectin, the discovery of the fibronectin RGD cell attachment sequence, homing peptides, and tumor-penetrating peptides; and for the development of therapeutics for vascular thrombosis and cancer.

*Full-length biography pending