Thai Nguyen PeterTigr

Vietnam Vietnam

BIOSCIENCE SERVING VIETNAM

Medical / Health Care / Pharmaceuticals

- Enjoy basic research at UCSF for 30 years on molecular biology, disease genes and mechanisms. - Cloned the first gene for Glaucoma, known as the TIGR (Trabecular meshwork Inducible Glucocorticoid Response) gene (Science/JBC - 1997-98); NIH-RO1 & Glaucoma Foundation Research recipient; Collaborator Jon R. Polansky, MD - Rewards for years of hard work to discover the TIGR gene: CNN interview, New York, Japan Times; 2 time nomination to Alcon Research Award; 1 of the 3 landmarks of UCSF Dept. of Ophthalmology, and inventor of 10 gene patents by US Patent Office for international applications. - Great mentorships by UCSF Profs. Manfred Wolff, John D. Baxter (NAS-USA), James Cleaver (NAS...