Louis Pasteur
Microbiologist, chemist, virologist, immunologist, father of germ theory, pioneer in vaccinations for the treatment of rabies, cure of hydrophobia, fermentation and pasteurization
Dr. Bernice Eddy
virologist, pioneer in bacteriology and respiratory viruses, tested poli
1903-1989 (86)
history.nih.gov
Christian Drosten
Virologist, inventor of the modern real-time PCR (RT-PCR) diagnostic test
Dolores Cahill
Immunologist, PhD in immunology, spent 8 years at Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics
John F. Enders
Biomedical scientist, virologist, microbiologist, pioneer in physiology and medicine, known as the father of moder
1897-1985 (88)
nobelprize.org
Joseph Meister
As a 9-year old was bitten by a rabid dog, the first person inoculated and cured of rabies infection by Louis Pasteur
Kary Mullis
Virologist, biochemist, astrophysicist, farmer, inventor of the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing
1944-2019 (75)
the-scientist.com
Ralph S. Baric, PhD living
Scientist
1954- (70)
sph.unc.edu
Dr. Rick Bright living
Immunologist
1966- (58)
rockefellerfoundation.org
Dr. Sarah Stewart
virologist, pioneer in respiratory viruses, cancer researcher of Simian Virus 40 (SV40)
Shi Zhengli living
Thomas Milton Rivers
virologist, bacteriologist, microbiologist, father of modern virology
1888-1962 (74)
britannica.com