The University of Minnesota unveiled the Wall of Discovery, featuring images of key intellectual developments by University faculty and alumni. The work of CDD founder Robert Vince and his research associate, Mei Hua, is one of the displays on the wall. Vince and Hua worked on the chemical synthesis of carbovir, the first compound in a series of chemicals that led to the discovery of abacavir, now sold as the AIDS treatment Ziagen® by Glaxo SmithKline under a licensing agreement with the University.
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