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2006 - The introduction of Marvin, a chemical-analyzing robot, to the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology's Molecular Imaging Center by Helen Piwinica-Worms, Ph.D. and Hope Center members Raphael Kopan, Ph.D., and David Piwinica-Worms, M.D. Ph.D., as part of the High-Throughput Screening Robotics Core is a promise of unprecedented disease research and understanding of biological mechanisms. Marvin, a Beckman-Coulter Sagian Optimized Robot for Chemical Analysis (ORCA) is expected to accelerate the speed of research for many Washington University departments and organizations -- including the Hope Center.

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