September 12, 2014

William Weis Named Chair of Department of Structural Biology at Stanford School of Medicine

William Weis, PhD, chairman and professor of photon science at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, has been appointed chairman of the Department of Structural Biology in the Stanford School of Medicine.

William Weis, PhD, chairman and professor of photon science at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, has been appointed chairman of the Department of Structural Biology in the Stanford School of Medicine. He replaces Joseph “Jody” Puglisi, PhD, professor of structural biology, who stepped down Sept. 1 after leading the department for 10 years.

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