Larry Goldstein

tomorrow, our discovery lecture is on stem cell research and will be presented by Larry Goldstein.
just as a background, Dr. Goldstein went to UCSD for his undergrad in 1976.
after that, he went on to get his Ph.D at the University of Washington at Seattle in 1980.
He was then a teacher at MIT and Harvard before returning to his alma mater in 1993.

Dr. Goldstein has been one of the forefront leaders in the fight for stem sell research.
he played a crucial role in passing Prop 71, which has allowed for massive amounts for money to study stem cell research.
he also helped get a grant for UCSD to train 16 scientists to become the next generation of stem cell researchers.

the thing that most amazes me about Dr. Goldstein is his determenation.
there is a lot of controversy surrounding stem cells, and to take the first step and put himself into the public eye to try to get this new science of the ground is remarkable.