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AWARDS

2019 Gears of Government Award - Thomas Perkins

Created the world’s best atomic force microscope tailored to biological measurements. Dr. Perkins’ technologies and results are improving drug design and advancing biomedical research on cancer and brain diseases.

Bioscience and Physics
Created May 8, 2019, Updated June 26, 2019
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