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Elizabeth Dexter Hay, MD — research

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In 2002, to mark Dr. Elizabeth Dexter Hay’s (1927–2007) 75th birthday, scientists and doctors from around the United States gathered at Harvard University for a daylong symposium on cell biology. For more than 40 years, Dr. Hay led the way in understanding the cell and its behaviors. From her earliest research on limb regeneration in newts to studies on how embryonic cells send and receive messages, the story of Dr. Elizabeth Hay’s contributions to cell biology is part of the story of the field itself.

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