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replication of DNA, which made possible the discovery of recombinant DNA and the advent of genetic <br /> engineering. His discoveries in molecular biology earned him the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology <br /> in 1959 and numerous other distinctions(including the National Medal of Science in 1979). <br /> Peter Palese, Ph.D. <br /> Professor and Chairman of the Department of Microbiology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. His major <br /> research interests relate to the study of respiratory RNA viruses, including influenza viruses. In addition,Dr. <br /> Palese has been involved in research on the development of antiviral agents and novel vaccines. Among his <br /> major accomplishments have been the establishment of genetic maps for influenza viruses,the elucidation of <br /> the function of viral proteins such as the influenza virus neuraminidase,and,most recently,the introduction <br /> of synthetic RNAs into the genome of infectious influenza viruses. <br /> Thomas E. Wagner, Ph.D. <br /> Professor of Molecular Biology and Director of Edison Biotechnology Center at Ohio University, the <br /> biotechnology Consortium in Ohio focused on animal biotechnology. Dr. Wagner is known as the leader of <br /> the research group which in 1980 transferred a functioning gene into a mouse, producing the world's first <br /> transgenic animal. Since 1980 he and his research group have been involved in the introduction of genes <br /> into both laboratory and livestock animals and have produced over 200 different lines of transgenic animals. <br /> a <br />