PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION

"The American Society for Virology was founded in 1981 to provide a forum for investigators of human, animal, insect, plant, fungal, and bacterial viruses, whether the research involves clinical, ecological, biological, or biochemical approaches."

Official Website:
http://www.asv.org/

Founding Date:
1981

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
J. Michael Bishop	Scientist	22-Feb-1936		Genetic causes of cancer
Richard A. Lerner	Biologist	28-Aug-1938		Scripps Research Institute
Arnold J. Levine	Biologist	1939		Cancer researcher
Thomas E. Shenk	Biologist	c. 1947		Princeton Molecular Biologist

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