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People in the News: Patrick Doyle, Dominique Grau, Jean Halloran

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KineMed has tapped Patrick Doyle to be executive VP and chief business officer. In the post, he will head corporate development activities, including licensing and strategic partnerships. Doyle previously was VP of strategic partnerships at PPD, president of Kareus Therapeutics, CEO of Syntaxin, and he held senior positions at F. Hoffman-La-Roche and Novo Nordisk.


Agilent this week named Dominique Grau as senior vice president of human resources. Grau will succeed Jean Halloran, who plans to retire at the end of the company's fiscal year, Oct. 31.

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Latent HIV Found in White Blood Cells of Individuals on Long-Term Treatments

Researchers in Nature Microbiology find HIV genetic material in monocyte white blood cells and in macrophages that differentiated from them in individuals on HIV-suppressive treatment.

Seagull Microbiome Altered by Microplastic Exposure

The overall diversity and the composition at gut microbiome sites appear to coincide with microplastic exposure and ingestion in two wild bird species, according to a new Nature Ecology and Evolution study.

Study Traces Bladder Cancer Risk Contributors in Organ Transplant Recipients

In eLife, genome and transcriptome sequencing reveal mutation signatures, recurrent somatic mutations, and risky virus sequences in bladder cancers occurring in transplant recipients.

Genes Linked to White-Tailed Jackrabbits' Winter Coat Color Change

Climate change, the researchers noted in Science, may lead to camouflage mismatch and increase predation of white-tailed jackrabbits.