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Renato Dulbecco
AuthorBooks · Second hand1914-2012
Renato Dulbecco was an Italian–American virologist who won the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on oncoviruses, which are viruses that can cause cancer when they infect animal cells. He studied at the University of Turin under Giuseppe Levi, along with fellow students Salvador Luria and Rita Levi-Montalcini, who also moved to the U.S. with him and won Nobel prizes. He was drafted into the Italian army in World War II, but later joined the resistance.
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About Renato Dulbecco
Birth
1914
Death
2012
Renato Dulbecco was an Italian–American virologist who won the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on oncoviruses, which are viruses that can cause cancer when they infect animal cells. He studied at the University of Turin under Giuseppe Levi, along with fellow students Salvador Luria and Rita Levi-Montalcini, who also moved to the U.S. with him and won Nobel prizes. He was drafted into the Italian army in World War II, but later joined the resistance.
Renato Dulbecco was a prominent virologist and physician born in Catanzaro who left an indelible mark on science.
Throughout his prolific career, he wrote 24 works focusing on biology, physiology, and the study of viruses.
His main work, Virology, is a fundamental reference for understanding the complexity of the microscopic world.
As a scientist with dual Italian and American citizenship, his work transcended borders and united academic communities.
His legacy endures in scientific literature, where his texts on human biology remain an essential source of reference.
