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Professor George "Bob" Pettit Fellowship Endowment
Professor George "Bob" Pettit Fellowship Endowment
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The Professor George “Bob” Pettit Fellowship Endowment was established in honor of acclaimed Regents Professor George Robert “Bob” Pettit. Pettit had a 55-year career at Arizona State University, where he was the director of the Cancer Research Institute and Dalton Professor of Cancer Research and Medicinal Chemistry. Your support of the Professor George “Bob” Pettit Fellowship Endowment enables the School of Molecular Sciences to establish a fellowship in Pettit's honor to support graduate student research in medicinal chemistry.
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