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Education / Pedagogy / Medical training material | | English term or phrase: vice chair | Dr. ZZZ is the vice chair of molecular and human genetics at XXX University.
I know "Chair" can mean catedrático, but Vice Chair? TIA! |
|   Lydia De JorgeKudoZ activityQuestions: 661 (none open) ( 25 closed without grading) Answers: 8162
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| | subdirector | Explanation:
Si se trata de una unidad académica dentro de una universidad, las autoridades bajo los decanos son directores, por lo cual en este caso se trata del subdirector del Departamento de Genética Molecular |
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Héctor Magaña
Local time: 17:27
| Grading comment After researching, I think this is correct in this context. Thank you!
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2 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +1
4 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
3 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 subdirector
Explanation:
Si se trata de una unidad académica dentro de una universidad, las autoridades bajo los decanos son directores, por lo cual en este caso se trata del subdirector del Departamento de Genética Molecular
| Héctor Magaña
Local time: 17:27
Native speaker of:  Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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| | Grading comment | After researching, I think this is correct in this context. Thank you! |
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Asker: Tienes toda la razón, Héctor. Muchas gracias!
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14 hrs confidence:
| Reference: I think this is the man we are talking about
Reference information:
http://www.bcm.edu/genetics/index.cfm?pmid=10944
James R. Lupski, M.D., Ph.D.
The Cullen Endowed Chair in Molecular Genetics
Professor, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics
James R. Lupski, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Vice Chair
Molecular genetics of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and related inherited neuropathies; molecular mechanisms for human DNA rearrangements; genomic disorders; copy number variation (CNV) and disease.
| jairo payan
Colombia
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 36
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Asker: You're right! Thanks y saludos!
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