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(Molecular biologist) Angelika Amon was a distinguished molecular and cell biologist known for her research on chromosome regulation, duplication, and partitioning during the cell cycle. She held the Kathleen and Curtis Marble Professorship in Cancer Research at MIT and was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017 for her significant contributions to the field. Amon's work advanced the understanding of cell division processes, leaving a lasting impact on the scientific community.