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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Baruj Benacerraf	Scientist	29-Oct-1920		Gene control of HLA antigens
Gertrude B. Elion	Scientist	23-Jan-1918	21-Feb-1999	Developed medicines for leukemia, herpes, AIDS
Michael A. Friedman	Doctor	c. 1944		Oncologist, City of Hope
Robert C. Gallo	Doctor	23-Mar-1937		Identified first retroviruses in humans
Jane E. Henney	Doctor	c. 1947		FDA Commissioner, 1998-2001
Leroy Hood	Biologist	10-Oct-1938		Systems biology and Human Genome Project
John Mendelsohn	Biologist	31-Aug-1936		Cancer researcher
Barbara K. Rimer	Doctor	c. 1949		Dean, UNC School of Public Health
Howard M. Temin	Scientist	10-Dec-1934	9-Feb-1994	Tumor viruses and host genetics
E. Donnall Thomas	Scientist	15-Mar-1920		Bone marrow transplants
Kenneth S. Yalowitz	Diplomat	28-May-1941		US Ambassador to Georgia, 1998-2001

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