Flossie Wong-Staal (born August 27, 1947) is a distinguished virologist and molecular biologist known for her groundbreaking work in HIV research. She was the first scientist to clone the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and identify its genes, establishing the link between HIV and AIDS. Wong-Staal held the Florence Riford Chair in AIDS Research at the University of California, San Diego from 1990 to 2002. She co-founded the biopharmaceutical company Amgen and later became the Chief Scientific Officer of Itherx, a company focused on hepatitis C drug development.
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Meaning of the name - Flossie
From the English word 'floss,' meaning a type of soft thread or fiber.
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Flossie Wong-Staal belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Zhongshan
Place of Death: La Jolla
Cause of Death: pneumonia
Educated At: University of California, Los Angeles
Occupation: molecular biologist | virologist
Employers: University of California, San Diego
Awards Received: Great Immigrants Award | Member of the National Academy of Medicine | National Women's Hall of Fame
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on August 27, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for August 27, 2024 |
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| Sun | 3 Virgo 34 | 4 Virgo 54 | 19 Scorpio 28 |
| Moon | 19 Capricorn 30 | 21 Gemini 17 | 17 Scorpio 52 |
| Mercury | 2 Virgo 10 | 21 Leo 30 | 5 Scorpio 59 |
| Venus | 1 Virgo 42 | 27 Virgo 44 | 7 Sagittarius 36 |
| Mars | 8 Cancer 58 | 25 Gemini 1 | 22 Leo 20 |
| Jupiter | 20 Scorpio 12 | 18 Gemini 30 | 4 Sagittarius 6 |
| Saturn | 15 Leo 39 | 16 Pisces 48 | 22 Leo 41 |
| Uranus | 25 Gemini 38 | 27 Taurus 16 | 25 Gemini 29 |
| Neptune | 9 Libra 13 | 29 Pisces 9 | 11 Libra 55 |
| Pluto | 13 Leo 36 | 0 Aquarius 4 | 14 Leo 56 |
| Rahu | 27 Taurus 30 | 8 Aries 10 | 23 Taurus 25 |
| Ketu | 27 Scorpio 30 | 8 Libra 10 | 23 Scorpio 25 |
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