Gajdusek, D. Carleton (Daniel Carleton), 1923-2008

Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, 1923-, MD, 1946, Harvard Medical School, was awarded the 1976 Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine for his research proving that slow viruses are a major cause of degenerative neurological disorders. Gajdusek served as head of laboratories for virological and neurological research, and later was head of the Laboratory of Central Nervous System Studies at the National Institutes of Health; his research focused on child growth and development in primitive cultures, immunology, and neurological patterning and learning.

From the description of Papers, 1955-2005. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 231042573

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