Why OHSU's super Starr is heading to Paris

Dr. Albert Starr, who co-invented and implanted the world’s first successful artificial heart valve, will be off to Paris in June to pick up a prestigious and magnifique international prize. Starr, who is 88 years old, is the 2015 recipient of the Institut de France's Grand Prix Scientifique. Valued at $500,000 euros, the Grand Prix is one of the largest prizes for scientific accomplishments. Starr’s research not only led to development of the groundbreaking Starr-Edwards heart valve in 1960,…
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