Journey to Discovery (VIDEO)

UT Southwestern Medical Center

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UT Southwestern biochemist Dr. Zhijian "James" Chen was named winner of the prestigious 2019 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for his discovery of the cGAS enzyme that launches the body's immune defense against infections and cancers.

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