Robert Gallo

Robert Gallo

87 · Born: Mar 23, 1937

Personal Details

Born Mar 23, 1937 Waterbury, Connecticut, United States

Biography

Robert Charles Gallo is an American biomedical researcher. He is best known for his role in the discovery of 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 contributor to subsequent HIV research.

Career

2009
The Genius and the Boys
2004
The Other Side of AIDS