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Michael Sheetz

American biochemist

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Michael Patrick Sheetz was a cell biologist, a pioneer of mechanobiology and biomechanics, and a key contributor to the discovery of kinesin. He served as the Robert A. Welch Distinguished University Chair in Chemistry at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, the department of biochemistry and molecular biology. He was the William R. Kenan, Jr.

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