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Flossie Wong-Staal — who was the first to clone HIV and analyze it on a molecular level — passed away of pneumonia July 8 in San Diego.(Photos courtesy of Caroline Vega, Photo illustration by Emily Dembinski/Illustrations director)

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Flossie Wong-Staal – the most cited female scientist of the 1980s – shaped today’s understanding of HIV, said Jerome Zack, a UCLA microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics professor.

https://dailybruin.com/2020/08/06/biologist-flossie-wong-staal-remembered-for-pioneering-hiv-research-and-treatments/

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Biologist Flossie Wong-Staal remembered for pioneering HIV research and treatments

By Sarah Nelson

Aug. 6, 2020 5:47 p.m.