Using information from research publications, Stacker compiled a list of seven Asian American scientists and technologists whose work changed the world.
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Meet Flossie Wong-Staal, a Chinese American virologist and molecular biologist who left an indelible mark on the field of HIV and AIDS research. An early passion for science: Born Yee Ching Wong on August 27, 1946, in Guangzhou, China, Wong-Staal was 6 years old when her family fled to Hong Kong after the Chinese Communist Revolution. Growing up, she developed a passion for science, eventually attending the University of California, Los Angeles, where she earned a bachelor's degree in bacteriology in 1968 and a doctorate in molecular biology in 1972.