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Eckard Wimmer

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American virologist

United StatesAcademicsBorn 1936 · age 90
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Eckard Wimmer is a German American virologist, organic chemist and distinguished professor of molecular genetics and microbiology at Stony Brook University.

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Awards 4

2014Loeffler-Frosch medal
2012Robert Koch Gold Medal
2010M. W. Beijerinck Prize for Virology
2008Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Ab OsterhausAlso won M. W. Beijerinck Prize for VirologyPeter K. VogtAlso won Loeffler-Frosch medalBrigitte AskonasAlso won Robert Koch Gold MedalAgnès UllmannAlso won Robert Koch Gold MedalAri HeleniusAlso won Loeffler-Frosch medalHarald zur HausenAlso won Loeffler-Frosch medal

About this person

Eckard Wimmer is a German American virologist, organic chemist and distinguished professor of molecular genetics and microbiology at Stony Brook University. He is best known for his seminal work on the molecular biology of poliovirus and the first chemical synthesis of a viral genome capable of infection and subsequent production of live viruses.

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United States
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Born 1936 · age 90
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