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Francis Peyton Rous
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American scientist (1879-1970)
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Greece
Discography
- Rous2010
- Ούτε Γι' Αστείο2016
- II2017
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,623x
- Guidelines for the Process of Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Self-Report Measures
· 2000 · cited 10,946x
- Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 10,803x
- The Sequence of the Human Genome
· 2001 · cited 10,207x
- A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 9,265x
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Key facts
- Born
- October 5, 1879, Baltimore, Maryland , U.S.
- Died
- February 16, 1970 (1970-02-16) (aged 90), New York City , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Johns Hopkins University
- Known for
- Oncoviruses
- Spouse
- Marion Eckford de Kay
- Children
- Three daughters, including Marion
- Awards
- Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1958) National Medal of Science (1965) Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (1966) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1966)
- Fields
- Virology
- Institutions
- University of Michigan , Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1966
“for his discovery of tumour-inducing viruses”
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Encyclopedic overview
Francis Peyton Rous ForMemRS (/raʊs/; October 5, 1879 – February 16, 1970) was an American pathologist at the Rockefeller University known for his works in oncoviruses, blood transfusion and physiology of digestion. A medical graduate from the Johns Hopkins University, he was discouraged from becoming a practicing physician due to severe tuberculosis. After three years of working as an instructor of pathology at the University of Michigan, he became dedicated researcher at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research for the rest of his career.
His discovery in 1911 that a chicken tumor was caused by a virus (later named Rous sarcoma virus) led to more discoveries and understanding of the role of viruses in the development of certain types of cancer. He was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in 1966, 55 years after his initial discovery and he remains the oldest recipient of the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology.
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