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Patrick Soon-Shiong: The Wealthiest Biologist In The World

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Patrick Soon-Shiong is the wealthiest biologist in the world. He is currently worth $12.5 billion and is gaining more money every day. When he was 16, he graduated 4th in his class from high school and went on to attend the University of Witwatersrand and obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery medical degree. He then attended the University of British Columbia where he received his Master of Science degree and went on to UCLA to finish his surgical training. Soon-Shiong has accomplished a lot in his career. In 1987 he completed the first full pancreatic transplant and also created a islet transplant to help treat Type-1 diabetes a few years later. He also created technology to produce a treatment for breast cancer. He has

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