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Obituary

Monday, February 8, 2021

Former UC Berkeley professor, researcher Nilabh Shastri dies at age 68

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Nilabh Shastri, a widely admired and inspirational UC Berkeley professor in the department of molecular and cell biology, died Jan. 22 at the age of 68.
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