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Sachem Alum's Stem Cell Paper Wins

2001 Sachem Valedictorian is completing his PhD at Harvard.

Sachem alum Stephen Curtis, the school’s valedictorian in 2001, recently was awarded for the “Best Paper” in the Cell Stem Cell Science Journal for 2010.

He is currently at Harvard completing his PhD.

Last year he published the paper in Cell Magazine. The paper’s subject matter is “primary tumor genotype is an important determinant in identification of lung cancer propagating cells.”

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To see Curtis and his lab professor discussing the winning essay watch the YouTube video associated with this story.


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