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Advanced Degrees
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80 minutes.
From 12/7/2007.
Commencement ceremony for Doctoral, Educational Specialist and Master's degrees candidates.
The speaker is Ian Wilmut, a professor of reproductive science at the University of Edinburgh, where he is the director of the Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine. He will receive an honorary doctor of science at the ceremony.
Ian Wilmut led the research team that produced Dolly the sheep in 1997, the first animal to be cloned from an adult sheep cell. An international expert on cloning techniques, he researches the mechanisms that bring about molecular changes during the cloning process. He has testified in the United Kingdom, France and the United States on the legislative regulation of cloning.
In 2005, he was awarded the Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize, Germany’s top medical research award. In 2000, Wilmut was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the highest Scottish society of learning, and, in 1999, he was named a member of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II. He has written many articles and research papers. He received his doctorate from and did his postdoctoral work at the University of Cambridge.
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This event is part of
2007 Fall Commencement
Whether researching global human health issues, managing international companies or circling the globe – literally – Michigan State University’s three December commencement speakers are proof that access to education means access to the world and beyond.
Pioneer biologist Ian Wilmut focuses on developing new treatments for human diseases; Peter Löscher brings years of domestic and foreign experience in various pharmaceutical and medical companies to Siemens AG, where he is president and chief executive officer; and Winston E. Scott, former NASA astronaut aboard the Endeavour and Columbia shuttles, is vice president and deputy general manager of Jacobs Engineering, one of the largest engineering contractors in the world.
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