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Updated: Monday, November 23, 2009 1:03 a.m.

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The ‘Holy Grail’ of blood-vessel insight

Contributing Reporter
Published Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Sitting in his office on the fourth floor of Kline Biology Tower, Craig Crews, professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology, explains his initial curiosity that led him to research at Yale. TNP-470, a small molecule of interest that seemed to prevent the growth of blood vasculature, had “been found in humans, but we had no idea how it worked — which surprised me. So in 1995 I began my Yale career examining that question.”

Crews’ natural inquisitiveness proved useful. In the 13 years since, work originating in his lab has played a crucial role in advancing...

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