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Science & Medicine

Richard Klausner

Who

Richard Klausner · Science & Medicine

What

Cell biologist and former director of the US National Cancer Institute

When

1951, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Richard Klausner is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Cell biologist and former director of the US National Cancer Institute

How & why

Klausner is an American cell biologist who directed the U.S. National Cancer Institute from 1995 to 2001 and later led global health work at the Gates Foundation; his research on cellular iron regulation and receptor trafficking shaped modern cell biology. He appears in directories of Jewish biomedical scientists, though mainstream biographies do not detail his religious background.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biomedical Science

Contributions & Sources

Cell biologist and former director of the US National Cancer Institute

1951

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biomedical Science