Marie M. Daly — From a Love of Science to a Legacy of Discoveries

Wei Li is a third-year Ph.D. student in the Chemistry and Chemical Biology program at Harvard University.

Abby Knecht is a second year graduate student in the Molecules Cells and Organisms program at Harvard University where she is studying self versus non-self recognition in bacteria.

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