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Craig Montell

Distinguished Professor
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
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Craig Montell is a recipient of an NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award and an ACS Junior Faculty Award. He is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and in 2015 was selected for a Director’s Pioneer Award from the NIH.

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