A key step in producing the drug uses biotechnology originating from a research discovery of Dr. Rockford Draper, professor of biological sciences, and his colleagues in the 1980s. “These funds will help faculty look at the unknowns in their fields and choose the direction they think will be most successful. To learn more about how UT Dallas is enhancing lives through transformative research, explore New Dimensions: The Campaign for UT Dallas. The Rockford Draper Distinguished University Chair in Biological Sciences will also soon be fully funded by the royalties. “These funds will help faculty look at the unknowns in their fields and choose the direction they think will be most successful,” Draper said.