Renato Dulbecco

Renato Dulbecco (1914–2012) was an Italian and American virologist, physician, and biologist. Born in Catanzaro, he died in La Jolla. He was educated at the University of Turin and worked as a researcher at the California Institute of Technology, Indiana University, the University of California, San Diego, and the Human Genome Project. His field of work was virology, with an interest in oncology.

Dulbecco received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. He was a member of the Royal Society, the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, the National Academy of Sciences, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He spoke Italian and English.

His students included Howard Temin and Susumu Tonegawa. He resided in the United States, Imperia, Milan, and La Jolla. Among his published works are *Finis saeculi, finis mundi?*, *Dall'informazione alla cultura*, *Scienza e società oggi*, *La mappa della vita*, and *Scienza, vita e avventura*.