06/02/2026
Resident Spotlight:
Hilbert Morales, DNA Pioneer
Hilbert was in the team of Arthur Kornberg (Carolyn's late husband) that received the Nobel Prize in 1959 for discovering how DNA is copied when cells divide. This discoverry showed how cells function, how diseases develop and how medical science can harness the power of genes.
Hilbert was born in a small steel town in Gary, Indiana and had 11 brothers and sisters. He went to the Army to receive a college education and later on received three masters degree: Chemistry, Biology, and Public Health. He married and had two daughters and one son.
Hilbert was also the Director of Planning for Stanford University.
His philosophy of life is to determine your own realityand deal with it as best as you can.
