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Carnegie Mellon University) Yongxin (Leon) Zhao, assistant professor of biological sciences at Carnegie Mellon University has received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director's New Innovator Award. The award is part of the National Institutes of Health's High-Risk, High-Reward Research program and will support Zhao as he develops transformative nanoscale imaging techniques that will allow researchers to see precise 'biomolecule maps' in pathology samples. These maps will allow for the comprehensive analysis of complex diseases, such as cancer, infection and immune diseases.
