Eckard Wimmer

Eckard Wimmer (born 22 May 1936) is a German American virologist, organic chemist and distinguished professor of molecular genetics and microbiology at Stony Brook University. 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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Eckard Wimmer
Born (1936-05-22) 22 May 1936
Berlin, Germany
Alma materGöttingen University
Known forFirst de novo synthesis of Poliovirus
AwardsM.W. Beijerinck Virology Prize 2011
Koch Gold Medal 2012
Scientific career
FieldsBiology, Virology
InstitutionsStony Brook University
Websitewww.mgm.stonybrook.edu/wimmer
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