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Robert Charles Gallo is an American virologist, oncologist, physician, and immunologist. Born in Waterbury in 1937, he works in the fields of HIV/AIDS, medicine, infectious diseases, and virology. He is employed by the National Cancer Institute and speaks English. Gallo was educated at Providence College, Thomas Jefferson University, the University of Chicago, and Boston College. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Royal National Academy of Medicine.

Gallo has received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, the Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research, the Canada Gairdner International Award, and the Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize. He is recognized in the National Inventors Hall Of Fame collection. His notable works include *Virus Hunting: AIDS, Cancer, and the Human Retrovirus*, *Modern Trends in Human Leukemia VII*, *Retrovirus Biology and Human Disease*, *Modern Trends in Human Leukemia II*, and *Modern Trends in Human Leukemia IV*.