David Baltimore Summary

David Baltimore 1938 American virologist whose research led to an understanding of the role of viruses in the development of cancer. While working on tumor-causing RNA viruses (now called retroviruses... Read more

The American virologist David Baltimore (born 1938) received the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for his work on retrovirus biochemistry and its significance for cancer research.David Baltimore... Read more

At the age of 37, David Baltimore was awarded the 1975 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his groundbreaking work on retrovirus replication. Baltimore pioneered work on the molecular biology of... Read more

David Baltimore was awarded the 1975 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, at the age of 37, for his groundbreaking work on retrovirus replication. Baltimore pioneered work on the molecular biology o... Read more

David Baltimore won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 1975. He shared the award with the virologist Renato Dulbecco and the oncologist Howard Temin for the ground-breaking discovery that ge... Read more