# Charles Weissmann

> Charles Weissmann was a Hungarian-Swiss molecular biologist. Weissmann is particularly known for the first cloning and expression of interferon and his contributions to the unraveling of the molecular genetics of neurogenerative prion diseases such as scrapie, Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease, and "mad cow disease".

*Swiss biologist*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** Switzerland
- **Born:** 1931-10-14
- **Died:** 2025-12-11
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Sources
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