Isabella A. Abbott
“I call the endemic plants the first Hawaiians. Gingers and heliconias will grow elsewhere. The endemic plants will not. This is their home. It’s like the Hawaiian people - they belong here.” – Isabella Abbott
Har G. Khorana
The scientist who built the world’s first synthetic gene.
Uma Chowdhry
“I had the courage to dream the impossible.” – Uma Chowdhry
John Pham
Editor-in-Chief of Cell journal.
Kalpana Chawla
“I never truly thought of being the first or second someone, or being a small-town girl. This is just something I wanted to do. If you want to do something, what does it matter where you are ranked?” – Kalpana Chawla
David T. Wong
“I do not see this as a conflict. I believe that mental illness has a biological origin. Medication is one of God's ways to provide a method of healing and at the same time alleviate suffering.” – David T. Wong
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