Arthur Riggs
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Who is Arthur Riggs?
Dr. Arthur Riggs Ph.D, is a geneticist who worked with Genentech to express the first artificial gene in bacteria. His work was critical to the modern biotechnology industry because it enabled the large-scale manufacturing of protein drugs, including insulin. In 2006, Riggs was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. He is the director emeritus of the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope National Medical Center, where he was also the founding dean of City of Hope's graduate school. Riggs also serves on the board of trustees at the Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences.
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- California Institute of Technology
- University of California, Riverside
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on July 23, 2013
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