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Rudolf A. Raff in Bloomington, Indiana (June, 2011)
Born
Rudolf Albert Raff

(1941-11-10)November 10, 1941
Shawinigan, Québec, Canada
Died January 5, 2019(2019-01-05) (aged 77)
Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Nationality American
Alma mater Pennsylvania State University
Duke University
Awards
  • A.O. Kovalevsky Medal (2001)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2010)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2000)
  • Guggenheim Fellowship (1987)
Scientific career
Fields Evolutionary developmental biology
Institutions Indiana University, National Naval Medical Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Rudolf A. Raff (November 10, 1941 – January 5, 2019) was a Canadian-born American biologist, and James H. Rudy Professor of Biology at Indiana University. He was known for research in, and promotion of, evolutionary developmental biology. He was also director of the Indiana Molecular Biology Institute.

Raff died on January 5, 2019 at a hospital in Bloomington, Indiana at the age of 77.

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