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Robert Charles Gallo (/ ˈ ɡ ɑː l oʊ /; born March 23, 1937) is an American biomedical researcher. He is best known for his role in establishing the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as the infectious agent responsible for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and in the development of the HIV blood test, and he has been a major ...
Co-Founder and Chair of the Scientific Leadership Board of the Global Virus Network. The Institute of Human Virology (IHV) was co-founded and directed by Robert C. Gallo, MD, the eminent scientist who became world famous in 1984 when he co-discovered HIV as the cause of AIDS.
Jun 22, 2022 · Robert Gallo is a virologist who, along with Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier, identified the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in 1984. He also developed the first HIV test and founded the Institute of Human Virology and the Global Virus Network.
Dec 11, 2003 · Authors: Robert C. Gallo, M.D., and Luc Montagnier, M.D. Author Info & Affiliations
- Robert C Gallo, Luc Montagnier
- 2003
Dec 15, 2021 · Robert Gallo, the AIDS-research pioneer now leading virus science at the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Global Virus Network, argues we could get much of the benefit by inoculating people with an old, very cheap drug -- the oral Polio vaccine developed seven decades ago.
Robert Gallo, M.D., co-discovered HIV, proved that it causes AIDS, and pioneered the development of the HIV blood test for identifying infected individuals and protecting the blood supply.
They circulated information informally; they held meetings to exchange ideas; and they published promising findings. A pioneer in this effort was Dr. Robert Gallo of the National Cancer Institute, who only recently had discovered the first two human retroviruses, HTLV-I and HTLV-II.
