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Eckard Wimmer
American virologist · United States · On the map · Academics · Born 1936 · age 90
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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2014Loeffler-Frosch medalAward2012Robert Koch Gold MedalAward2010M. W. Beijerinck Prize for VirologyAward2008Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceAward1936Born22 May 1936
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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
Category
Academics
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Academic
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Born 1936 · age 90
