Papers of D. Carleton Gajdusek, 1957-2005 [manuscript]. [1957-2005]

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Papers of D. Carleton Gajdusek, 1957-2005 [manuscript]. [1957-2005]

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Published journals of D. Carleton Gajdusek describing various expeditions, including to Papua New Guinea, the Pacific, Libya, Paraguay, New Hebrides and Colombia. Bound copies of correspondence between Gajdusek and Dr. J.E. Smadel, Gajdusek's superior at the National Institutes of Medical Research at Bethesda. Letters (mainly copies) from Gajdusek to Frank Fenner and copies of Gajdusek's published articles.

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Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of medical research

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

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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, imm...