Dorothee Kern in the offices of Relay Therapeutics

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Choreographing a Cancer Treatment

By Lawrence Goodman

With unstoppable tenacity and funding that surpasses half a billion dollars, biochemist Dorothee Kern believes her new pharmaceutical company can translate what she knows about the movement of protein molecules into drugs that will save lives.

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Dean of Diplomacy

By Lawrence Goodman

Gary Samore, now the head of the Crown Center for Middle East Studies, spent decades as a high-level U.S. nuclear-arms negotiator. He has a few stories to tell.

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Troubleshooting Globalization

By Frank Gibney Jr.

As Brandeis International Business School turns 25, it’s way ahead of the pack in understanding the new rules of the global economy.

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The Brandeis Questionnaire

Marta Kauffman ’78, co-creator of “Friends” and “Grace and Frankie,” is a force for entertainment that’s uplifting yet treacle-free.