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| | David Rockefeller Pledges $100 Million to Rockefeller University |
 | | John D. Rockefeller's son, John D. Rockefeller Jr., was on the Board of Trustees of The Rockefeller Institute from its beginning until 1954, and he headed the Board for 21 years. |
 | | Rockefeller's 80th birthday to express their enormous admiration and respect for him and appreciation of his vital role in creating the Ph.D. program at the University. |
 | | Rockefeller scientists, for example, established that DNA is the chemical basis of heredity, discovered blood groups, showed that viruses can cause cancer, founded the modern field of cell biology, worked out the structure of antibodies, developed methadone maintenance for people addicted to heroin, devised the AIDS "cocktail" drug therapy, and identified the weight-regulating hormone leptin. |
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