PROFESSOR OF PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOPHYSICS,
DIRECTOR, UCI VACCINE RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT CENTER, PROTEIN MICROARRAY LABORATORY
WHY: Life’s work dedicated to gene therapy and immune system research has led to 280 published papers, 50 patents cited by other scientists more than 38,000 times
and development of the first commercially available mRNA vaccines by Pfizer, BioNTech and
Moderna.
IN THE NEWS: Honored with Global Impact Award at Business Journal’s 2021 Innovator of the Year Awards. Lauded at local 2022 Celebration of Heroes gala.
QUOTABLE: “It’s remarkable how quickly the proof-of-concept experiments are happening. What we struggled to make work several years ago are now coming together quickly.”
