Alexander Varshavsky
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Alexander Varshavsky speaks after receiving the Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. The California cell biologist was honored for his discoveries related to cell biology that have led to new treatments for blood cancer and other diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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Alexander Varshavsky speaks after receiving the Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. The California cell biologist was honored for his discoveries related to cell biology that have led to new treatments for blood cancer and other diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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In this Sept. 7, 2006 photo provided by the California Institute of Technology, Alexander Varshavsky is shown. Varshavsky, of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, will receive the $500,000 annual Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research for his cell biology research that has led to new treatments for blood cancer. The $500,000 award has been given annually since 2001 to those who have altered the course of medical research. (AP Photo/California Institute of Technology)