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By Marge Green Renown microbiologist Dale Emeagwali received the National Technical Association's (NTA) 1996 Scientist of the Year award in the field of cancer research. The award is designed not only to recognize those researchers in the medical community who have made medical breakthroughs, but also those that are regarded as role models and inspirations to other scientists. Dr. Emeagwali received the award and citation in October as part of the annual convention of the NTA held in Cleveland, Ohio, which was attended by scientists and engineers from all over the world. She received her Ph.D. from Georgetown University's School of Medicine and spent 14 years researching at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, the University of Michigan Medical School, Universities of Minnesota, Wyoming and Georgetown University's School of Medicine. She continues her research in the fields of microbiology, fermentation, enzymology, virology, molecular biology, biochemistry and, most recently, protein structure and function. Her hobbies include karate, painting and poetry. She is a native of Baltimore, is married and has one child. Click on emeagwali.com for more information. Reported by Marge Green Contributing Writer, The Baltimore Times March 21-27, 1997, Baltimore, Maryland.