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1957
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Born

August 21st, 1957
Greenville, SC
1978
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Graduated from college

1978
Duke University, Durham, NC
Chemistry
1988
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M.D. and Ph.D. in Microbiology

1988
Columbia University, 116th and Broadway, New York, NY
1992
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Got married to Sandra Burchett

1992
Seattle, WA
1993
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Started a Research Lab

1993
Harvard Medical School, Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA
2004
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Senior Investigator and Head of the Section on Developmental and Stem Cell Biology

2004
Joslin Diabetes Center, Joslin Place, Boston, MA
2025
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Passed away

May 9th, 2025
Boston, MA
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