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Nobel laureate Modrich excited to get back in the lab

(10/19/15 7:11am)

Paul Modrich—James B. Duke professor of biochemistry, member of the Duke Cancer Institute and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator—became the second standing faculty member in Duke’s history to win a Nobel Prize Oct. 7. He was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research on DNA repair, which has potential applications for fighting cancer and other diseases. The Chronicle’s Neelesh Moorthy recently spoke with Modrich about the award, his work and the importance of basic research.